Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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... distinct settlements . One , probably the older , was in the mountains , in what is now called Nepal . ' The other , probably a later colony , was near Kosambi to the east and has been even confused with the land of the Vamsā , from ...
... distinct settlements . One , probably the older , was in the mountains , in what is now called Nepal . ' The other , probably a later colony , was near Kosambi to the east and has been even confused with the land of the Vamsā , from ...
Page 28
... distinct tribes so called , or the Sanskrit form Aśvaka is a wrong reading , or a blunder in the Sanskritisation of Assakā . 14. Avanti , the capital of which was Ujjeni , was ruled over by King Canda Pajjota ( Pajjota the Fierce ) ...
... distinct tribes so called , or the Sanskrit form Aśvaka is a wrong reading , or a blunder in the Sanskritisation of Assakā . 14. Avanti , the capital of which was Ujjeni , was ruled over by King Canda Pajjota ( Pajjota the Fierce ) ...
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... distinct establishments of his Order in the suburbs of Kosambi -- the Badarika , Kukkuta , and Ghosita Parks , and the Mango Grove of Pāvāriya . " The Buddha was often there , at one or other of these residences ; and many of his ...
... distinct establishments of his Order in the suburbs of Kosambi -- the Badarika , Kukkuta , and Ghosita Parks , and the Mango Grove of Pāvāriya . " The Buddha was often there , at one or other of these residences ; and many of his ...
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... distinct towns ; the older one , a hill fortress , more properly Giribbaja , was very ancient , and is said to have been laid out by Mahā Govinda the architect . " The later town , at the foot of the hills , was built by Bimbisāra , the ...
... distinct towns ; the older one , a hill fortress , more properly Giribbaja , was very ancient , and is said to have been laid out by Mahā Govinda the architect . " The later town , at the foot of the hills , was built by Bimbisāra , the ...
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... distinct from the east- erly , provinces a most strict adherence to ancient custom . The ideal land is , to them , that of the Kurus and Panchālas , not that of the Kāsis and Kosalas . But nowhere do they put forward in their earlier ...
... distinct from the east- erly , provinces a most strict adherence to ancient custom . The ideal land is , to them , that of the Kurus and Panchālas , not that of the Kāsis and Kosalas . But nowhere do they put forward in their earlier ...
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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.