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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... word Aṭṭhakatha ( in the singular number ) occurs in the Suman- galavilāsini it denotes the Sinhalese Dighanikāya - aṭṭhakathā . But when the word occurs in the Visuddhimagga we may be more or less certain that it refers to the Maha ...
... word Aṭṭhakatha ( in the singular number ) occurs in the Suman- galavilāsini it denotes the Sinhalese Dighanikāya - aṭṭhakathā . But when the word occurs in the Visuddhimagga we may be more or less certain that it refers to the Maha ...
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... words and abstruse points of doctrine that occur in the Texts and also to give additional explanatory information ... word on the ground that it is ir- relevant . Sometimes a stanza in the Aṭṭhakathā does not have all the words found ...
... words and abstruse points of doctrine that occur in the Texts and also to give additional explanatory information ... word on the ground that it is ir- relevant . Sometimes a stanza in the Aṭṭhakathā does not have all the words found ...
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... word used in Ceylon ) . In some Commentaries the word cetiya has a more extensive meaning as we see from its division into the two classes : ( I ) Sarira - cetiya , one containing a relic of the body of the Buddha or of an Arahant and ...
... word used in Ceylon ) . In some Commentaries the word cetiya has a more extensive meaning as we see from its division into the two classes : ( I ) Sarira - cetiya , one containing a relic of the body of the Buddha or of an Arahant and ...
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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