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... Pali by Ananda W.P. Guruge . Birla Foundation , c1990 . 255 p . ; 23 cm . 11 18 Calcutta : M.P. ( Classics of the East ) 26 Translation of : Mahāvamsa . Fifth century Buddhist Pali epic on the history of Sri Lanka . Includes ...
... Pali by Ananda W.P. Guruge . Birla Foundation , c1990 . 255 p . ; 23 cm . 11 18 Calcutta : M.P. ( Classics of the East ) 26 Translation of : Mahāvamsa . Fifth century Buddhist Pali epic on the history of Sri Lanka . Includes ...
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... Pali - the lingua franca of the Theravada Buddhist world - by a scholar - monk named Mahānāma in the sixth century ... Pāli verse to narrate , with a minimum of distracting embellishments , the main trends of a nation's long and varied ...
... Pali - the lingua franca of the Theravada Buddhist world - by a scholar - monk named Mahānāma in the sixth century ... Pāli verse to narrate , with a minimum of distracting embellishments , the main trends of a nation's long and varied ...
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Mahānāma. GLOSSARY OF PALI WORDS AND NAMES , BUDDHIST CONCEPTS ETC. Abhidhamma - Metaphysics ; the third " basket " or major division of the Buddhist Canon . Act of Reconciliation - a form of ... Pali Words and Names, Buddhist Concepts etc.
Mahānāma. GLOSSARY OF PALI WORDS AND NAMES , BUDDHIST CONCEPTS ETC. Abhidhamma - Metaphysics ; the third " basket " or major division of the Buddhist Canon . Act of Reconciliation - a form of ... Pali Words and Names, Buddhist Concepts etc.
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
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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 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