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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... monastery in Anuradha- pura was the Mahāvihāra . It was this monastery that preserved for us the teachings of Theravada Buddhism . We have already seen under what trying circumstances the dwellers of the Mahavihāra preserved those tea ...
... monastery in Anuradha- pura was the Mahāvihāra . It was this monastery that preserved for us the teachings of Theravada Buddhism . We have already seen under what trying circumstances the dwellers of the Mahavihāra preserved those tea ...
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... monastery also twelve thousand resident bhikkhus . The Papańcasūdanī describes it as an exceedingly crowded ( accantasanghiko ) place , and according to the Visuddhimagga many bhikkhus have become Arahants in that place.3 It was so well ...
... monastery also twelve thousand resident bhikkhus . The Papańcasūdanī describes it as an exceedingly crowded ( accantasanghiko ) place , and according to the Visuddhimagga many bhikkhus have become Arahants in that place.3 It was so well ...
Page 119
... monastery and form the exception and not the rule . Koṭapabbata vihāra A monastery not far from Cittalapabbata was the Koṭapabbata - vihāra . The Visuddhimagga mentions a thera known as Tissa belonging to this vihāra and who knew ...
... monastery and form the exception and not the rule . Koṭapabbata vihāra A monastery not far from Cittalapabbata was the Koṭapabbata - vihāra . The Visuddhimagga mentions a thera known as Tissa belonging to this vihāra and who knew ...
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 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 Papańcasūdani 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 Vaṭṭagāmaṇī verses vihāra Vinaya Visuddhimagga worship young bhikkhu