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Page 56
... Buddha , in one of his previous lives , met a young girl carrying kunji2 to her father , who was ploughing in the field . And when he saw her he thought , " The maiden is fair . If she is unmarried she would make me a fit wife . " And ...
... Buddha , in one of his previous lives , met a young girl carrying kunji2 to her father , who was ploughing in the field . And when he saw her he thought , " The maiden is fair . If she is unmarried she would make me a fit wife . " And ...
Page 57
... Buddha sat and mended the torn clothes and pillows ; and in the evening Amara Devi came back from the fields carrying a bundle of firewood on her head , and a sheaf of jungle leaves in the folds of her cloth . And Buddha lived in the ...
... Buddha sat and mended the torn clothes and pillows ; and in the evening Amara Devi came back from the fields carrying a bundle of firewood on her head , and a sheaf of jungle leaves in the folds of her cloth . And Buddha lived in the ...
Page 58
... Buddha asked her why she smiled and wept , and she said , " Lord , I smiled with joy to see your divine splendour and the merit acquired by you in innumerable births ; but when I thought that in this birth you might by some evil act ...
... Buddha asked her why she smiled and wept , and she said , " Lord , I smiled with joy to see your divine splendour and the merit acquired by you in innumerable births ; but when I thought that in this birth you might by some evil act ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became Beddagama began better bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak stand stood story strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice walked watched wife wild wind woman women