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able already ancient Asoka authorities become beliefs birth body brahmins Buddha Buddhist called canonical capital century B.C. Ceylon CHAPTER characters clan coins collection consider contain course custom Dialogues distinct doubt earlier early evidence existing fact give given gods Greek hand hear ideas important India inscriptions instance interesting Jāt Jātaka kind King kingdom known Kosala language later learned least literature living Magadha matter means mentioned nature never older oldest opinion Order Pali passages perhaps period present preserved priestly priests probably Professor question records referred religion respect result rise Sākiyas Sanskrit schools similar social sort soul story supposed Suttas taken texts things third thought tion Tope tradition tree Veda Vedic verses village Wanderers whole writing written
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Page 262 - Some superintend the rivers, measure the land, as is done in Egypt, and inspect the sluices by which water is let out from the main canals into their branches, so that every one may have an equal supply of it.
Page 263 - They escort them on the way when they leave the country, or, in the event of their dying, forward their property to their relatives. They take care of them when they are sick, and if they die bury them.