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Page 39
... " Each one of them will I honour with a vihāra . " Then the king gave ninety - six crores and arranged the administrators in each of eighty - four thousand cities on earth to start the vihāras . He , himself THE THIRD COUNCIL 39.
... " Each one of them will I honour with a vihāra . " Then the king gave ninety - six crores and arranged the administrators in each of eighty - four thousand cities on earth to start the vihāras . He , himself THE THIRD COUNCIL 39.
Page 195
... crores of Arahants stood surrounding the excellent Thūpa , with their hands clasped in salutation . When the lord of men filled with joy having descended into the relic - chamber , was thinking " I shall place them on the precious and ...
... crores of Arahants stood surrounding the excellent Thūpa , with their hands clasped in salutation . When the lord of men filled with joy having descended into the relic - chamber , was thinking " I shall place them on the precious and ...
Page 200
... crores ; the excellent Lohapāsāda built with thirty crores . The priceless things at the Great Thūpa were made with twenty crores . The rest that was done by the wise one , O great king , were worth a thousand crores . " Thus he read ...
... crores ; the excellent Lohapāsāda built with thirty crores . The priceless things at the Great Thūpa were made with twenty crores . The rest that was done by the wise one , O great king , were worth a thousand crores . " Thus he read ...
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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