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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... chapter at Cetiyagiri and later brought up in appeal before the chapter at the Mahāvihāra . The case was instituted by a bhikkhu at Antarasamudda - vihāra against another bhikkhu for stealing a drinking vessel made of coconut shell ...
... chapter at Cetiyagiri and later brought up in appeal before the chapter at the Mahāvihāra . The case was instituted by a bhikkhu at Antarasamudda - vihāra against another bhikkhu for stealing a drinking vessel made of coconut shell ...
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... CHAPTER SEVEN Where the Faith Flourished We have already seen how within a short time after the advent of Mahinda Buddhism spread through the length and breadth of Ceylon . What we have discussed so far was the evidence of the Pāli ...
... CHAPTER SEVEN Where the Faith Flourished We have already seen how within a short time after the advent of Mahinda Buddhism spread through the length and breadth of Ceylon . What we have discussed so far was the evidence of the Pāli ...
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... CHAPTER NINE The Growth of Ritual A religion which enters into the everyday life of a people is very likely to be influenced or corrupted by the beliefs and superstitions of that people . Adherents of a religion do not corrupt it ...
... CHAPTER NINE The Growth of Ritual A religion which enters into the everyday life of a people is very likely to be influenced or corrupted by the beliefs and superstitions of that people . Adherents of a religion do not corrupt it ...
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