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... conqueror saw the Buddha Dipankara in the past and resolved to become enlightened so as to release the world from suffering . Thence he won the favour of the twenty - four Buddhas , namely that Buddha ( i.e. Dipankara ) , likewise ...
... conqueror saw the Buddha Dipankara in the past and resolved to become enlightened so as to release the world from suffering . Thence he won the favour of the twenty - four Buddhas , namely that Buddha ( i.e. Dipankara ) , likewise ...
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Mahānāma. The yakkhas , overwhelmed by fear , besought the unfearful conqueror for safety . The conqueror , the giver of security , spoke thus to the terrified yakkhas ,: " I will banish your fear and distress , O yakkhas , give me here ...
Mahānāma. The yakkhas , overwhelmed by fear , besought the unfearful conqueror for safety . The conqueror , the giver of security , spoke thus to the terrified yakkhas ,: " I will banish your fear and distress , O yakkhas , give me here ...
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... conqueror admonished the people , rose to the sky with the Sangha and went to Jambudipa . In the present aeon , the fourth Buddha was the conqueror Gotama , a teacher well - versed in all the Dhamma and compassionate to the whole world ...
... conqueror admonished the people , rose to the sky with the Sangha and went to Jambudipa . In the present aeon , the fourth Buddha was the conqueror Gotama , a teacher well - versed in all the Dhamma and compassionate to the whole world ...
Contents
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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