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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... deities in pre- Buddhist Ceylon . Patron Deities The Vyādha - deva , mentioned above was the patron deity of the hunters . Another such deity was Kammāra - deva or the god of the blacksmiths . In addition to these deities of particular ...
... deities in pre- Buddhist Ceylon . Patron Deities The Vyādha - deva , mentioned above was the patron deity of the hunters . Another such deity was Kammāra - deva or the god of the blacksmiths . In addition to these deities of particular ...
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... deities . They are as mortal as human beings are , and their systems of government and the like are but a counter- part of the systems that prevailed among men . In the Mahāsamaya and the Aṭānāṭiya9 Suttas Dataraṭṭha is mentioned as the ...
... deities . They are as mortal as human beings are , and their systems of government and the like are but a counter- part of the systems that prevailed among men . In the Mahāsamaya and the Aṭānāṭiya9 Suttas Dataraṭṭha is mentioned as the ...
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... deity . According to the Papañcasūdanī his daughter Kāļi was married to Digha- taphala , a tree deity at Rājagaha in India.10 Metteyya Bodhisatta Holding a unique position among all the deities is Metteyya Bodhisatta . " According to ...
... deity . According to the Papañcasūdanī his daughter Kāļi was married to Digha- taphala , a tree deity at Rājagaha in India.10 Metteyya Bodhisatta Holding a unique position among all the deities is Metteyya Bodhisatta . " According to ...
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The Sources of the Pali Commentaries | 10 |
The Writing down of the Texts | 73 |
The Growth of Dissentient Schools | 88 |
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