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Mahānāma. ' Go , batter the iron gate ! Batter down the gate !! ' In his pride the best of tuskers took heart and trumpeted loud . He reared up out of the water and stood on the bank defiant . The elephant - doctor washed away the pitch ...
Mahānāma. ' Go , batter the iron gate ! Batter down the gate !! ' In his pride the best of tuskers took heart and trumpeted loud . He reared up out of the water and stood on the bank defiant . The elephant - doctor washed away the pitch ...
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... gate , in the pleasant royal park , the Nandana - grove , which was thickly shaded , cool and covered with verdure . The thera departed by the southern gate and took his seat there . Many women of noble families came there and sat ...
... gate , in the pleasant royal park , the Nandana - grove , which was thickly shaded , cool and covered with verdure . The thera departed by the southern gate and took his seat there . Many women of noble families came there and sat ...
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... gate , a pavilion . He decorated it and had a thousand and eight bhikkhus from the Sangha seated there every day ... gate and pillars , with the wheel - symbol , at the four corners set up . He installed three stone images at three gates ...
... gate , a pavilion . He decorated it and had a thousand and eight bhikkhus from the Sangha seated there every day ... gate and pillars , with the wheel - symbol , at the four corners set up . He installed three stone images at three gates ...
Contents
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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