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Page 183
... Thupa . Two women , who had worked here for wages , were reborn in the Tāvatimsa - heaven . When the Great Thūpa was completed , they both having recalled their former action and seen its result , came to pay homage to the Thupa ...
... Thupa . Two women , who had worked here for wages , were reborn in the Tāvatimsa - heaven . When the Great Thūpa was completed , they both having recalled their former action and seen its result , came to pay homage to the Thupa ...
Page 215
... Thūpa and the Uposatha - hall of what was called Thūpa ( i.e. Thupārāma ) . Remitting tax due to him , he had sumana and ujjuka flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a ...
... Thūpa and the Uposatha - hall of what was called Thūpa ( i.e. Thupārāma ) . Remitting tax due to him , he had sumana and ujjuka flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a ...
Page 224
... Thūpa and the Great Bodhi - tree - house . He built ten beautiful thūpas at Cittalapabbata and repaired the dilapidated dwellings ( of the Sangha ) all over the island . In the Valliyera - monastery , he , being pleased with the thera ...
... Thūpa and the Great Bodhi - tree - house . He built ten beautiful thūpas at Cittalapabbata and repaired the dilapidated dwellings ( of the Sangha ) all over the island . In the Valliyera - monastery , he , being pleased with the thera ...
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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