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 43
... island after this event is much more reliable than before it ; but , as we can see from the evidence before us , it is more or less the history of the Buddhist sangha in Ceylon , especially that of the Theravada sect residing in the ...
... island after this event is much more reliable than before it ; but , as we can see from the evidence before us , it is more or less the history of the Buddhist sangha in Ceylon , especially that of the Theravada sect residing in the ...
Page 56
... island.4 The latter replied : " Great king , the sāsana is established but it has not taken root . ” Being ... island . Following the lead given by members of the royal family thousands entered the Order . Mahinda , needless to say ...
... island.4 The latter replied : " Great king , the sāsana is established but it has not taken root . ” Being ... island . Following the lead given by members of the royal family thousands entered the Order . Mahinda , needless to say ...
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... island by Vijaya and his followers . Coming down to the period after the conversion of the island , we find in Nāgadīpa a cetiya that attracted worshippers from many parts of Ceylon . The famous Tipiṭaka Cūlābhaya thera went there with ...
... island by Vijaya and his followers . Coming down to the period after the conversion of the island , we find in Nāgadīpa a cetiya that attracted worshippers from many parts of Ceylon . The famous Tipiṭaka Cūlābhaya thera went there with ...
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