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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... devas assembled , and in their assembly the Master preached the Doctrine . Many kotis of beings attained the reali ... deva Mahāsumana of the Sumanakūṭa Mountain requested the Buddha to give him something to worship . The Master took a ...
... devas assembled , and in their assembly the Master preached the Doctrine . Many kotis of beings attained the reali ... deva Mahāsumana of the Sumanakūṭa Mountain requested the Buddha to give him something to worship . The Master took a ...
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... ( deva or devatās ) as a growth that took place entirely in Ceylon . The mention of devas is by no means a rare occurrence in the Sutta Piṭaka . The significance of their appearance nearly always lies in their relations with the Buddha or ...
... ( deva or devatās ) as a growth that took place entirely in Ceylon . The mention of devas is by no means a rare occurrence in the Sutta Piṭaka . The significance of their appearance nearly always lies in their relations with the Buddha or ...
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... devas , including Sakka and Brahmā , come to sing his praises . Then arrives the dreadful Mara with his ghastly legions . The Bodhisatta remains unperturbed , but those great devas are terrified at the sight of Māra and take flight ...
... devas , including Sakka and Brahmā , come to sing his praises . Then arrives the dreadful Mara with his ghastly legions . The Bodhisatta remains unperturbed , but those great devas are terrified at the sight of Māra and take flight ...
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