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... bōdhisattva , sacrificing his own advantage for the sake of others , gave up nirvāņa and prepared himself for ... bodhisattva ideal exclusively . At this time the Hindus in India did not merely offer sacrifices to win the favour ...
... bōdhisattva , sacrificing his own advantage for the sake of others , gave up nirvāņa and prepared himself for ... bodhisattva ideal exclusively . At this time the Hindus in India did not merely offer sacrifices to win the favour ...
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... bodhisattvas a substitute for his earlier objects of devotion . He began to attach even more importance to the bodhisattvas than to the Buddhas , as the former could confer boons on him and save him from all sorts of misfortunes . But ...
... bodhisattvas a substitute for his earlier objects of devotion . He began to attach even more importance to the bodhisattvas than to the Buddhas , as the former could confer boons on him and save him from all sorts of misfortunes . But ...
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... bodhisattva Natha , and Saman , began to be identified with the Hindu gods , Siva and Lakshman , the brother of Rāma . 8. LITERATURE The really noteworthy progress made during this period was in the field of literature . The writers of ...
... bodhisattva Natha , and Saman , began to be identified with the Hindu gods , Siva and Lakshman , the brother of Rāma . 8. LITERATURE The really noteworthy progress made during this period was in the field of literature . The writers of ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
II | 16 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 27 |
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship