Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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Page 48
... contained such common . ' What happened in such a case was that the king granted , not the land ( he had no property in the land ) , but the tithe due , by custom , to the govern ment as yearly tax . The peasantry were ousted from no ...
... contained such common . ' What happened in such a case was that the king granted , not the land ( he had no property in the land ) , but the tithe due , by custom , to the govern ment as yearly tax . The peasantry were ousted from no ...
Page 58
... contain only a few hints . We have clear instances of a brahmin eating with a Kshatriya , ' an- other of a brahmin eating the food of a Chandāla , and repenting of doing so . The whole episode of the marriage of the Sākiya maiden to ...
... contain only a few hints . We have clear instances of a brahmin eating with a Kshatriya , ' an- other of a brahmin eating the food of a Chandāla , and repenting of doing so . The whole episode of the marriage of the Sākiya maiden to ...
Page 107
... within the first century after the Buddha's death . The tract on the Silas may be dated , therefore , approximately about 450 B.C. The tract contains lists of things a member of the Buddhist. 107 VII WRITING THE BEGINNINGS.
... within the first century after the Buddha's death . The tract on the Silas may be dated , therefore , approximately about 450 B.C. The tract contains lists of things a member of the Buddhist. 107 VII WRITING THE BEGINNINGS.
Page 108
Thomas William Rhys Davids. tract contains lists of things a member of the Buddhist Order would not do . And among these is a list of games , one of which is called Akkharika ( Lettering ) , explained as " Guessing at letters traced in ...
Thomas William Rhys Davids. tract contains lists of things a member of the Buddhist Order would not do . And among these is a list of games , one of which is called Akkharika ( Lettering ) , explained as " Guessing at letters traced in ...
Page 121
... contain only short sentences of scripture ; and the legends on the seals are only of the usual kind . The fact remains , therefore , that clay was not in any general use among the people as a material for writing books upon , or even ...
... contain only short sentences of scripture ; and the legends on the seals are only of the usual kind . The fact remains , therefore , that clay was not in any general use among the people as a material for writing books upon , or even ...
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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.