Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon: Or, State of Buddhism in Ceylon as Revealed by the Pāli Commentaries of the # Century A.D. |
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Page 46
... Doctrine . Many kotis of beings attained the reali- zation of the Truth ( Dhammābhisamaya ) , and countless were those who came unto the three Refuges and the Precepts of Duty.1 Buddha freed Lankā of the Yakkhas because he foresaw that ...
... Doctrine . Many kotis of beings attained the reali- zation of the Truth ( Dhammābhisamaya ) , and countless were those who came unto the three Refuges and the Precepts of Duty.1 Buddha freed Lankā of the Yakkhas because he foresaw that ...
Page 98
... Doctrine . There is reason to believe that secret books were studied by the Theravādins them- selves and that receiving instructions in such secret books from a teacher was a special privilege of the well - behaved pupil . This is ...
... Doctrine . There is reason to believe that secret books were studied by the Theravādins them- selves and that receiving instructions in such secret books from a teacher was a special privilege of the well - behaved pupil . This is ...
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... Doctrine . Local illustrations were brought forward now and then to drive the explanations home into the pupils , and in these were mentioned virtues as well as weaknesses of several Ceylonese monks and laymen . 66 We are therefore led ...
... Doctrine . Local illustrations were brought forward now and then to drive the explanations home into the pupils , and in these were mentioned virtues as well as weaknesses of several Ceylonese monks and laymen . 66 We are therefore led ...
Contents
The Advent of Mahinda | 43 |
The Spread of the Faith | 59 |
The Writing down of the Texts | 73 |
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Abhidhamma According Anuradhapura Arahant Arahantship Ariṭṭha attained Arahantship Aṭṭhakatha Atthasālinī Bhāṇakas bhikkhus Bodhi Tree Bodhisatta Brahmā Brāhmaṇatissa brother Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhavamsa Buddhist built century A.D. cetiya Cetiyapabbata Ceylon chapter CuNiA deities Devanampiyatissa devas Dhamma Dhammapada Dighabhāṇaka Dipavamsa Doctrine Duṭṭhagāmaṇī entered the Order Fa Hien famine foll Hien Ibid India island Jātaka Kalyāņi king large number later lived Lohapāsāda Mahā Mahācetiya Mahānāga Mahāsena Mahāsiva Mahātissa Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Maliyadeva Manorathapūraṇī Māra mentioned monastery monks Mv tr Nāga Nikaya Nikayasangraha Pali Pāli Commentaries Pap Sn Papañcasūdanī Parivara Phussadeva Pitaka Piṭakas Porāṇā Porāņas preached PsmA recited records references reign relics Rhys Davids Rohana Saddhātissa Sakka Samantapāsādikā Sammohavinodani sangha Sanghamitta sasana Sinhalese Commentaries Smp I 62 Smp Sn Sumangalavilāsinī Sutta Tamil teachers teachings thera thūpa Thūpārāma Tipiṭaka Tissa Tissamahārāma Upatissa Vaṭṭagāmaṇī verses vihāra Vinaya Visuddhimagga worship young bhikkhu