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... Arahants , converged in Ahogangā . The bhikkhus who assembled there from here and there were in all ninety - thousand . They all conferred together and , knowing that the erudite Arahant Revata of Soreyya was the chief among them at ...
... Arahants , converged in Ahogangā . The bhikkhus who assembled there from here and there were in all ninety - thousand . They all conferred together and , knowing that the erudite Arahant Revata of Soreyya was the chief among them at ...
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... Arahant recluses . There were ninety hundred thousands of bhikkhuņis and of them a thousand were Arahants . So as to please the King Asoka the Righteous — he was known earlier as Asoka the Wicked due to his evil deeds and later as Asoka ...
... Arahant recluses . There were ninety hundred thousands of bhikkhuņis and of them a thousand were Arahants . So as to please the King Asoka the Righteous — he was known earlier as Asoka the Wicked due to his evil deeds and later as Asoka ...
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... Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the auspiciousness there , he preached the Dhamma to the king . The ... Arahants . Eighteen thousand bhikkhus and fourteen thousand bhikkhunis were established in Arahanthood . * Thus may ...
... Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the auspiciousness there , he preached the Dhamma to the king . The ... Arahants . Eighteen thousand bhikkhus and fourteen thousand bhikkhunis were established in Arahanthood . * Thus may ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 26 |
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Abhaya adorned almsbowl Anuradhapura Arahant Asoka Asoka the Righteous attained beautiful bhikkhunis Bodhi-tree Brahman brought Buddha Buddhist built ceremonies cetiya Cetiyapabbata Chapter called chariots community of bhikkhus conqueror consecrated crores Damila daughter deities Dhamma eight elephant Faith five hundred flowers Gāmaņi Gangā gate gave gems gods heard honoured India informed the king island of Lankā joy and emotion killed king's kṣatriya Lankā likewise Lohapāsāda lord Mahāvihāra ministers miraculous power monastery nāgas named North Central Province obtained ordination offered paid homage palace Pāli Paṇḍukābhaya parasol pavilion pious pleased preached the Dhamma prince queen reigned relic-chamber relics Revata rice royal ruler sage Sakka sāmaṇera Sangha Sanghamitta seated sent serene joy seven Sinhala southern Sri Lanka stones stood Sumana Tathāgata thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand bhikkhus throne thūpa Thūpārāma Tipitaka Tissa told took Triple Gem uposatha Uposatha-hall Vasabha Venerable Sir Vesāli vihāra Vijaya village warriors worshipped yakkhas yakkhiņi yojanas