The Legend of the TopesTranslation of a Pali poem describing the Buddhist topes, shrines, etc., in India and Sri Lanka. |
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... Moggaliputta Tissa sent elders to different parts of India for the propagation of the Buddhist faith . Thera Mahinda and Theri Sanghamittā , son and daughter respectively of Asoka , were instrumental in propagating Buddhism in Ceylon ...
... Moggaliputta Tissa sent elders to different parts of India for the propagation of the Buddhist faith . Thera Mahinda and Theri Sanghamittā , son and daughter respectively of Asoka , were instrumental in propagating Buddhism in Ceylon ...
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... Moggaliputta Tissa also occurs in the Sañcī group . Geiger in an ingenious and convincing way has shown that the accounts which we find in the inscriptions of Asoka as well as in the Ceylonese Chronicles are not untrustworthy . It is ...
... Moggaliputta Tissa also occurs in the Sañcī group . Geiger in an ingenious and convincing way has shown that the accounts which we find in the inscriptions of Asoka as well as in the Ceylonese Chronicles are not untrustworthy . It is ...
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... Moggaliputta - Tissa , his preceptor , and through the Elder Mahādeva , his teacher . They ordained him through the teacher , the Elder Majjhantika . Even in the ( sanctified ) enclosure for ordination , he attained arahantship together ...
... Moggaliputta - Tissa , his preceptor , and through the Elder Mahādeva , his teacher . They ordained him through the teacher , the Elder Majjhantika . Even in the ( sanctified ) enclosure for ordination , he attained arahantship together ...
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Abhaya adorned aeons arahants Asoka attained B. C. Law become an Enlightened Blessed Bodhi-tree Bodhisatta Brahmā brāhman bricks brought Buddha Buddhavamsa Buddhist built cankerwaned Ceylon chariot colour conqueror crores cubits Damila deva-world Devanampiyatissa devas devatās standing Dhamma Digha Dipankara Duṭṭhagāmaņi 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 nāgas 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 saying scattered seat sent seven silver Sinhalese language stood Sumana surrounded Tathāgata thought thousand monks three yojanas Thupavamsa Tissa Transln tree vessel Vinaya waned yakkhas yojanas in extent