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... flowers . Then also the earth quaked . Being excessively excited with joy , the king asked for the cause . The thera gave the reason : " Ruler of the earth , the southern branches of the Bodhi trees of the three previous Buddhas of this ...
... flowers . Then also the earth quaked . Being excessively excited with joy , the king asked for the cause . The thera gave the reason : " Ruler of the earth , the southern branches of the Bodhi trees of the three previous Buddhas of this ...
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... flowers . The king offered the campaka flowers to the thera . He paid homage to that spot with the campaka flowers . There , too , the earth quaked . The king asked him for the reason . The thera related in order the reason for the ...
... flowers . The king offered the campaka flowers to the thera . He paid homage to that spot with the campaka flowers . There , too , the earth quaked . The king asked him for the reason . The thera related in order the reason for the ...
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... flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a fragrant paste four finger - breadths thick from the bottom terrace to the top of the chatta . He had the flowers embedded there ...
... flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a fragrant paste four finger - breadths thick from the bottom terrace to the top of the chatta . He had the flowers embedded there ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
Copyright | |
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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