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Page 38
... pleased on seeing the honey streaming down to the ground , he then resolved thus , " By this gift , may the sole sovereignty over Jambudipa accrue to me . May my authority extend to a yojana in the sky and a yojana inside the earth ...
... pleased on seeing the honey streaming down to the ground , he then resolved thus , " By this gift , may the sole sovereignty over Jambudipa accrue to me . May my authority extend to a yojana in the sky and a yojana inside the earth ...
Page 114
... pleased in the conqueror . The prince Mattābhaya , the younger brother of the king , being pleased in the king of sages , asked the king and obtained ordi- nation in the Faith with a thousand men . Five hundred youth each from Cetavi ...
... pleased in the conqueror . The prince Mattābhaya , the younger brother of the king , being pleased in the king of sages , asked the king and obtained ordi- nation in the Faith with a thousand men . Five hundred youth each from Cetavi ...
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... pleased , worshipped the great Arahant theras who stood at the four directions there and paid homage to them in order . He went to the north - eastern direction , worshipped the great thera Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing ...
... pleased , worshipped the great Arahant theras who stood at the four directions there and paid homage to them in order . He went to the north - eastern direction , worshipped the great thera Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing ...
Contents
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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