Pāli Literature: Including the Canonical Literature in Prakrit and Sanskrit of All the Hīnayāna Schools of Buddhism |
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... tells of a brahman who is desirous of holding a great sacrifice , and comes to the Buddha to seek advice about the best way of doing it , and to enquire about the requisite utensils . In the guise of a legend about King Mahāvijita , the ...
... tells of a brahman who is desirous of holding a great sacrifice , and comes to the Buddha to seek advice about the best way of doing it , and to enquire about the requisite utensils . In the guise of a legend about King Mahāvijita , the ...
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... tell the full story . It seems to be aimed towards the laity rather than the bhikkhus when it tells of the king's greatness being due to generosity ( dāna ) , self - conquest ( dama ) , and self - control ( samyama ) .1o The Sanskrit ...
... tell the full story . It seems to be aimed towards the laity rather than the bhikkhus when it tells of the king's greatness being due to generosity ( dāna ) , self - conquest ( dama ) , and self - control ( samyama ) .1o The Sanskrit ...
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... tells how the householder Upāli , a Jain layman , visited the Buddha to refute him but became converted to Buddhism , and resisted an attempt by Nataputta the Jain leader to persuade him to recant . The Kuk- kuravatikasutta ( 57 ) tells ...
... tells how the householder Upāli , a Jain layman , visited the Buddha to refute him but became converted to Buddhism , and resisted an attempt by Nataputta the Jain leader to persuade him to recant . The Kuk- kuravatikasutta ( 57 ) tells ...
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