Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... Sangha . Accordingly , his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta were ordained . They became the missionaries to establish Buddhism in Sri Lanka and , as such , the heroes of the Sri Lankan tradition . " 161 ( d ) Asoka's generosity had ...
... Sangha . Accordingly , his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta were ordained . They became the missionaries to establish Buddhism in Sri Lanka and , as such , the heroes of the Sri Lankan tradition . " 161 ( d ) Asoka's generosity had ...
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... Sangha of the monks and the Sangha of the nuns united . No heretical monk should be admitted into the Sangha . Whosoever , be it a monk , be it a nun , shall break up the unity of the Sangha should be made to wear white robes unworthy ...
... Sangha of the monks and the Sangha of the nuns united . No heretical monk should be admitted into the Sangha . Whosoever , be it a monk , be it a nun , shall break up the unity of the Sangha should be made to wear white robes unworthy ...
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... Sangha should be made to put on white robes and to reside in what is not fit for the residence of a recluse . " For my desire is that the Sangha may remain united and flourish for a long time . " ( vii ) MPE I and II ( Sarnath text ) ...
... Sangha should be made to put on white robes and to reside in what is not fit for the residence of a recluse . " For my desire is that the Sangha may remain united and flourish for a long time . " ( vii ) MPE I and II ( Sarnath text ) ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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