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 57
... Sanghamitta , Anulā and many ladies who followed her example , took upon themselves the observance of the ten precepts ( dasa sīlāni ) and lived in a nunnery specially built for them.1 When Sangha- mittā arrived they entered the Order ...
... Sanghamitta , Anulā and many ladies who followed her example , took upon themselves the observance of the ten precepts ( dasa sīlāni ) and lived in a nunnery specially built for them.1 When Sangha- mittā arrived they entered the Order ...
Page 91
... Sanghamitta soon won the favour of the king and became the tutor of the king's two sons Jeṭṭhatissa and Mahāsena . Though Goṭhābhaya had a great regard for Sanghamitta , his attachment to the Mahavihāra proved too strong to bring any ...
... Sanghamitta soon won the favour of the king and became the tutor of the king's two sons Jeṭṭhatissa and Mahāsena . Though Goṭhābhaya had a great regard for Sanghamitta , his attachment to the Mahavihāra proved too strong to bring any ...
Page 92
... Sanghamitta seized the opportunity and receiving the aid of a minister named Sona , caused the king to demolish three hundred and sixty - four colleges and monasteries . The wealth which belonged to these was trans- ferred to the ...
... Sanghamitta seized the opportunity and receiving the aid of a minister named Sona , caused the king to demolish three hundred and sixty - four colleges and monasteries . The wealth which belonged to these was trans- ferred to the ...
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