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Abhaya adorned aeons arahants Asoka attained B. C. Law become an Enlightened Blessed Bodhi-tree Bodhisatta Brahmā brahman bricks brought Buddha Buddhavamsa Buddhism Buddhist built cankerwaned Ceylon chariot colour Conqueror crores cubits Damilas deva-world Devanampiyatissa devas devatās standing Dhamma Digha Dipankara Duṭṭhagāmaṇi eight caskets eight topes eighty-four thousand elephant erected five hundred flowers four garlands Geiger gems gift gold golden Gotama homage honour hundred thousand Ibid India Jambu island Jātaka jewels Kanthaka Kassapa king's Kusinārā Lineage Mahāvamsa majesty Mallas Mhvs Moggaliputta Tissa monastery moreover the devatās Nāga Order of monks palace Pāli parasol passed away entirely perfumes preached the doctrine psychic power Rājagaha reborn recluse relic-chamber relics renounce the world Revered sir royal Sakka Samantapāsādikā Sanghamitta scattered seat sent seven silver Sinhalese language stood Sumana surrounded Tambapanņi island Tathāgata thought thousand monks three yojanas Tissa Transln Vinaya waned yakkhas yojanas in extent