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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... relics of his body , although Hinduism never took kindly to relic worship . " 1 Cetiyas The sanctuaries in which were deposited relics of the Buddha or of his holy disciples were known as Cetiyas , Thūpas ( Stūpas ) or Dāgäbas a ( later ...
... relics of his body , although Hinduism never took kindly to relic worship . " 1 Cetiyas The sanctuaries in which were deposited relics of the Buddha or of his holy disciples were known as Cetiyas , Thūpas ( Stūpas ) or Dāgäbas a ( later ...
Page 136
... relics , namely , a Buddha , a Paccekabuddha , a disciple of a Buddha ( Tathāgata - sāvako ) and a Cakkavatti king . The Dighanikāya which mentions these four makes no distinction between an Arahant and an ordinary virtuous disciple of ...
... relics , namely , a Buddha , a Paccekabuddha , a disciple of a Buddha ( Tathāgata - sāvako ) and a Cakkavatti king . The Dighanikāya which mentions these four makes no distinction between an Arahant and an ordinary virtuous disciple of ...
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... relics ) of the Buddha would disappear from the world . That dis- appearance is called the dhātu - parinibbana ( complete extinction of the relics ) . When the end of the sasana draws nigh , the relics that are in Ceylon will collect ...
... relics ) of the Buddha would disappear from the world . That dis- appearance is called the dhātu - parinibbana ( complete extinction of the relics ) . When the end of the sasana draws nigh , the relics that are in Ceylon will collect ...
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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