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... gems . There in that mansion were a thousand well - arranged chambers inlaid with various gems and decorated with " lion - cage " windows . Hearing that Vessavaṇa's was a carriage to transport women , he had a ' gem - set pavilion in ...
... gems . There in that mansion were a thousand well - arranged chambers inlaid with various gems and decorated with " lion - cage " windows . Hearing that Vessavaṇa's was a carriage to transport women , he had a ' gem - set pavilion in ...
Page 185
... gems . On the canopy were hung one thousand and eight different fabrics of great value and diverse colours . A railing of various gems encircled the Bodhi - tree and the enclosure was paved with large myrobalan - pearls . At the foot of ...
... gems . On the canopy were hung one thousand and eight different fabrics of great value and diverse colours . A railing of various gems encircled the Bodhi - tree and the enclosure was paved with large myrobalan - pearls . At the foot of ...
Page 234
... gem worth sixty thousand and named it Maṇipāsāda ( i.e. Gem - mansion ) . He donated two gems of great value to the Great Thūpa . He 4. Details of this episode , which had been omitted from the Mahāvamsa , are recorded in later ...
... gem worth sixty thousand and named it Maṇipāsāda ( i.e. Gem - mansion ) . He donated two gems of great value to the Great Thūpa . He 4. Details of this episode , which had been omitted from the Mahāvamsa , are recorded in later ...
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The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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