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... rendering of the Pāli epithets and of words appertaining to Buddhist terminology . Mah . 32. 50 : Variant readings pathavicālako ( Turnour : earthquaker or pathavipalako The epithet used in the text is pathavi - pālaka , which , even ...
... rendering of the Pāli epithets and of words appertaining to Buddhist terminology . Mah . 32. 50 : Variant readings pathavicālako ( Turnour : earthquaker or pathavipalako The epithet used in the text is pathavi - pālaka , which , even ...
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... rendering this statement of the king . - AG ] 8 [ Sumaṇo sumānaso , Note the play on the word ' Sumana ' . Geiger , often , renders expressions with ' Mana ' as ' heart ' . I prefer the literal rendering , ' Sumana of sound mind ...
... rendering this statement of the king . - AG ] 8 [ Sumaṇo sumānaso , Note the play on the word ' Sumana ' . Geiger , often , renders expressions with ' Mana ' as ' heart ' . I prefer the literal rendering , ' Sumana of sound mind ...
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... rendering Twin Miracle ' is more in vogue . - AG ) 43 [ Gandamba , See Malalasekera , DPPN , s.v. - AG ) 44 [ Casakim , analysing the sandhi as ca + asakim , Geiger renders as ' again and again ' . My translation at once ' assumes ' ca ...
... rendering Twin Miracle ' is more in vogue . - AG ) 43 [ Gandamba , See Malalasekera , DPPN , s.v. - AG ) 44 [ Casakim , analysing the sandhi as ca + asakim , Geiger renders as ' again and again ' . My translation at once ' assumes ' ca ...
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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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