Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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Page 13
... become subject to Magadha , and that Asoka , when a young man , was appointed governor of Ujjeni . But we know nothing else of the inter- mediate stages which led to this result . About nine or ten years before the Buddha's death ...
... become subject to Magadha , and that Asoka , when a young man , was appointed governor of Ujjeni . But we know nothing else of the inter- mediate stages which led to this result . About nine or ten years before the Buddha's death ...
Page 15
... becoming a mem- ber of a religious order . ' An illustration of the King saluting the Buddha on this occasion is the subject of one of the bas - reliefs on the Bharhut Tope . ' As usual the Buddha himself is not delineated . Only his ...
... becoming a mem- ber of a religious order . ' An illustration of the King saluting the Buddha on this occasion is the subject of one of the bas - reliefs on the Bharhut Tope . ' As usual the Buddha himself is not delineated . Only his ...
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... become a bone of con- tension between Kosala and Magadha , and the kingdom itself was incorporated into Kosala . Its mention in this list is historically important , as we must conclude that the memory of it as an independ- ent state ...
... become a bone of con- tension between Kosala and Magadha , and the kingdom itself was incorporated into Kosala . Its mention in this list is historically important , as we must conclude that the memory of it as an independ- ent state ...
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... become a " Magadha town , " is still inde- pendent . And Angā and Kāsī , then incorporated in neighbouring kingdoms , are apparently looked upon as of equal rank with the others . It is evident that this was an old list , corresponding ...
... become a " Magadha town , " is still inde- pendent . And Angā and Kāsī , then incorporated in neighbouring kingdoms , are apparently looked upon as of equal rank with the others . It is evident that this was an old list , corresponding ...
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... become a well - estab- lished fact at the time of Asoka . It must have happened , therefore , between these two dates ; and no doubt nearer to the earlier of the two . The Cey- lon chronicles , therefore , in dating the first colony in ...
... become a well - estab- lished fact at the time of Asoka . It must have happened , therefore , between these two dates ; and no doubt nearer to the earlier of the two . The Cey- lon chronicles , therefore , in dating the first colony in ...
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alphabet ancient Anguttara Aryan Asoka Avanti bas-reliefs Bharahat Tope Bharhut birth brahmins Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist called canonical books capital Ceylon Chandragupta Chronicles clan coins commentary Cunningham's custom deer Dhamma dialect Dialogues Digha doubt Edict epic evidence existing fact Ganges GATE OF SANCHI gods Greek ideas important India inscriptions instance Jain Jāt Jātaka JETAVANA King kingdom Kosala Kosambi Kshatriya language later legends Licchavis literary literature Magadha Megasthenes mentioned Nāgas Nikayas older oldest Order Pāli Pasenadi passages period poem preserved priestly books priests probably Professor prose Rājagaha records referred religion rise of Buddhism Royal Asiatic Society sacrifice Sakiya Samyutta SANCHI SANCHI TOPE Sanskrit Savatthi social sort soul story Stupa supposed Sutta Nipata Suttanta Suttas third century B.C. tion tradition tree tribes Udena Ujjeni Veda Vedic vernacular verses Vesāli village Vinaya Vinaya Texts Wanderers word 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.