Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon: Or, State of Buddhism in Ceylon as Revealed by the Pāli Commentaries of the 5th Century A.D. |
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... Hien tells us , were opposed to the Great Vehicle ( Mahāyāna ) and adhered to the teaching of the Little Vehicle ( Hinayāna ) , whereas the Abhayagiri school studied both vehicles , and widely diffused the Tripitakas.4 When Fa Hien left ...
... Hien tells us , were opposed to the Great Vehicle ( Mahāyāna ) and adhered to the teaching of the Little Vehicle ( Hinayāna ) , whereas the Abhayagiri school studied both vehicles , and widely diffused the Tripitakas.4 When Fa Hien left ...
Page 100
... Hien wished to copy it down , on which the monk said , This is no sacred book , but only what I have learned by memory and repeat verbally " .5 Though Fa Hien , with the historical and literary exactitude of his race , wished to know ...
... Hien wished to copy it down , on which the monk said , This is no sacred book , but only what I have learned by memory and repeat verbally " .5 Though Fa Hien , with the historical and literary exactitude of his race , wished to know ...
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... Hien saw it at Peshawar . He records that formerly a king of Yueh - she invaded Peshawar with the main object of carrying away : the bowl . Though he subdued the kingdom he was unable to remove the relic . At the time when Fa Hien ...
... Hien saw it at Peshawar . He records that formerly a king of Yueh - she invaded Peshawar with the main object of carrying away : the bowl . Though he subdued the kingdom he was unable to remove the relic . At the time when Fa Hien ...
Contents
The Sources of the Pali Commentaries | 10 |
The Writing down of the Texts | 73 |
The Growth of Dissentient Schools | 88 |
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Abhidhamma According Anuradhapura Apadāna Arahant Arahantship Ariṭṭha attained Arahantship Aṭṭhakathā Atthasalini Bhāṇakas bhikkhuņis bhikkhus Bodhi Tree Bodhisatta Brahmā brāhmaṇa Brāhmaṇatissa brother Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhavamsa Buddhist built century A.D. cetiya Cetiyapabbata Ceylon chapter Cūlābhaya deities Devānampiyatissa devas Dhamma Dhammapada Dighabhāṇaka Dipavamsa Doctrine Duṭṭhagāmaṇī entered the Order Fa Hien famine foll gives Hien Ibid India island Jātaka Jhāna Kalyāņi king large number later lived Lohapāsāda Mahā Mahācetiya Mahānāga Mahāpaduma Mahāsena Mahāsiva Mahātissa Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Maliyadeva Manorathapūraṇī Māra mentioned monastery monks Mv tr Nāga nāma Nikāyas Pali Pāli Commentaries Pap Sn Papañcasūdani Paramatthajotikā Phussadeva Piṭaka Pitakas Porāņas preached PsmA recited records references reign relics Rhys Davids Rohana Saddhātissa Sakka Samantapāsādikā Sammohavinodani sangha Sanghamitta sāsana Sinhalese Commentaries Smp Sn Sumangalavilāsini Sutta Suttanipāta Tamil teachers teachings thera thūpa Thūpārāma Tipiṭaka Tissa Tissamahārāma Upatissa verses vihāra Vinaya Visuddhimagga worship young bhikkhu