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... flowers . Then also the earth quaked . Being excessively excited with joy , the king asked for the cause . The thera gave the reason : " Ruler of the earth , the southern branches of the Bodhi trees of the three previous Buddhas of this ...
... flowers . Then also the earth quaked . Being excessively excited with joy , the king asked for the cause . The thera gave the reason : " Ruler of the earth , the southern branches of the Bodhi trees of the three previous Buddhas of this ...
Page 96
... flowers . The king offered the campaka flowers to the thera . He paid homage to that spot with the campaka flowers . There , too , the earth quaked . The king asked him for the reason . The thera related in order the reason for the ...
... flowers . The king offered the campaka flowers to the thera . He paid homage to that spot with the campaka flowers . There , too , the earth quaked . The king asked him for the reason . The thera related in order the reason for the ...
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... flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a fragrant paste four finger - breadths thick from the bottom terrace to the top of the chatta . He had the flowers embedded there ...
... flowers planted over a yojana all around the city . The ruler of men had the Great Thūpa daubed with a fragrant paste four finger - breadths thick from the bottom terrace to the top of the chatta . He had the flowers embedded there ...
Contents
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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