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... bhikkhunis , taking with them the southern branch of my Bodhi - tree , the Udumbara ' , knowing his thought , the ... bhikkhuṇīs and the Bodhi , which through mira- culous power separated itself and stood in a golden vase , she ...
... bhikkhunis , taking with them the southern branch of my Bodhi - tree , the Udumbara ' , knowing his thought , the ... bhikkhuṇīs and the Bodhi , which through mira- culous power separated itself and stood in a golden vase , she ...
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... bhikkhunis and those led by Ariṭṭha to embark on the same ship . The lord of the earth departed from the city , crossed the Vindhya forest and reached Tāmalitti in exactly seven days . The gods , the nāgas and the men , honouring the ...
... bhikkhunis and those led by Ariṭṭha to embark on the same ship . The lord of the earth departed from the city , crossed the Vindhya forest and reached Tāmalitti in exactly seven days . The gods , the nāgas and the men , honouring the ...
Page 227
... bhikkhunis ) . After the death of Bhātika - Tissa , his younger brother Kaniṭṭha- Tissa reigned eighteen years in the island of Lankā . Being pleased in the Thera Mahānāga of Bhūtārāma , he constructed the Ratanapāsāda at Abhayagiri ...
... bhikkhunis ) . After the death of Bhātika - Tissa , his younger brother Kaniṭṭha- Tissa reigned eighteen years in the island of Lankā . Being pleased in the Thera Mahānāga of Bhūtārāma , he constructed the Ratanapāsāda at Abhayagiri ...
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The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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