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 73
... Sakka requesting him 1 Mv 33. vv . 17 , 18. It is interesting to note that the bhikkhus responsible for this selection were those in the Thūpārāma and not in the Mahāvihāra as one would have expected . 2 Ibid . 33.19 3 Ibid . 33.21-28 4 ...
... Sakka requesting him 1 Mv 33. vv . 17 , 18. It is interesting to note that the bhikkhus responsible for this selection were those in the Thūpārāma and not in the Mahāvihāra as one would have expected . 2 Ibid . 33.19 3 Ibid . 33.21-28 4 ...
Page 147
... Sakka and his group 6 6 Sakka is the deity who is mentioned most in the Pali Commentaries . Even in the Canon his name is of frequent occurrence . He is the Indra7 of the pre - Buddhistic Indian pantheon , now a devout follower of ...
... Sakka and his group 6 6 Sakka is the deity who is mentioned most in the Pali Commentaries . Even in the Canon his name is of frequent occurrence . He is the Indra7 of the pre - Buddhistic Indian pantheon , now a devout follower of ...
Page 148
... Sakka himself , records the Mahāvamsa , attended the ceremony which was attended also by Brahmā , the gods Samtusita and Suyama and a host of other deities.3 It is , however , said that their umbrellas and not the deities themselves ...
... Sakka himself , records the Mahāvamsa , attended the ceremony which was attended also by Brahmā , the gods Samtusita and Suyama and a host of other deities.3 It is , however , said that their umbrellas and not the deities themselves ...
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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