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... parasol and entered the city . Announc- ing by the beat of the drum in the city , he had the people for a radius of a yojana assembled and paid homage to the king Eļāra . At the place where the body fell , he had it cremated in a pyre ...
... parasol and entered the city . Announc- ing by the beat of the drum in the city , he had the people for a radius of a yojana assembled and paid homage to the king Eļāra . At the place where the body fell , he had it cremated in a pyre ...
Page 169
... parasol , with a silver staff , set with a coral stand on crystal . On it were the eight auspicious symbols made of the seven - fold precious stones and rows of quadrupeds with gems and pearls in between . At the edge of the parasol ...
... parasol , with a silver staff , set with a coral stand on crystal . On it were the eight auspicious symbols made of the seven - fold precious stones and rows of quadrupeds with gems and pearls in between . At the edge of the parasol ...
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... Parasol ( setacchatta ) the symbol of sovereignty . The assumption of kingship is described by the expression " raising the white parasol . " Worlding - ( puthujjana ) , applied to persons who had not entered the path of Deliverance ...
... Parasol ( setacchatta ) the symbol of sovereignty . The assumption of kingship is described by the expression " raising the white parasol . " Worlding - ( puthujjana ) , applied to persons who had not entered the path of Deliverance ...
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The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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