Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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Page 494
... stood , he saw paccekabuddhas taking their meal . With a mind full of faith , he offered branches to clean the alms - bowls . By that merit , he was reborn in the pleasant Jetavana - garden in that tree which stood afterwards outside by ...
... stood , he saw paccekabuddhas taking their meal . With a mind full of faith , he offered branches to clean the alms - bowls . By that merit , he was reborn in the pleasant Jetavana - garden in that tree which stood afterwards outside by ...
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... stood on the first storey ; and masters of the Tipitaka on the second . Those starting with Stream - winners - each on a storey - stood on the third storey and so forth . 39 The Arahants stood on the highest four storeys . 46-47 Having ...
... stood on the first storey ; and masters of the Tipitaka on the second . Those starting with Stream - winners - each on a storey - stood on the third storey and so forth . 39 The Arahants stood on the highest four storeys . 46-47 Having ...
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... stood there bearing torches . 81-84 Having driven away wicked yakkhas , the twenty - eight yakkha - generals stood guard- ing . Pancasikha , too , stood playing the lute . Timbaru had an arena created and provided the sound of music ...
... stood there bearing torches . 81-84 Having driven away wicked yakkhas , the twenty - eight yakkha - generals stood guard- ing . Pancasikha , too , stood playing the lute . Timbaru had an arena created and provided the sound of music ...
Contents
Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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