Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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... mentioned without a sneer ? If by chance they say anything well , that is only because it was better said , before they said it , by the orthodox brahmins , who form , and have always formed , the key - stone of the arch of social life ...
... mentioned without a sneer ? If by chance they say anything well , that is only because it was better said , before they said it , by the orthodox brahmins , who form , and have always formed , the key - stone of the arch of social life ...
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... mentioned above . And it was in consequence of the anger kindled in Viḍū- dabha's heart at the discovery of the ... mention , in several pass- ages , of the pride of the Sākiyas . ' But , even so , ' But see Dhp . A. 216 , foll .; Jāt ...
... mentioned above . And it was in consequence of the anger kindled in Viḍū- dabha's heart at the discovery of the ... mention , in several pass- ages , of the pride of the Sākiyas . ' But , even so , ' But see Dhp . A. 216 , foll .; Jāt ...
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... Mention is made occasionally and incidentally of other kings such as Avanti - putta , King of the Sūrasenas ; and the Eleyya of A. 2. 188 , who , to- gether with his courtiers , was a follower and supporter of Uddaka , the son and pupil ...
... Mention is made occasionally and incidentally of other kings such as Avanti - putta , King of the Sūrasenas ; and the Eleyya of A. 2. 188 , who , to- gether with his courtiers , was a follower and supporter of Uddaka , the son and pupil ...
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... mentioned in the most ancient texts are Catumā , Sāmagāma , Khomadussa , Silāvatī , Metalupa , Ulumpa , Sakkara , and Devadaha . It was at the last - mentioned place that the mother of the Buddha was born . And the name of her father is ...
... mentioned in the most ancient texts are Catumā , Sāmagāma , Khomadussa , Silāvatī , Metalupa , Ulumpa , Sakkara , and Devadaha . It was at the last - mentioned place that the mother of the Buddha was born . And the name of her father is ...
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... mentioned above . But we hear at one time that Bhaddiya , a young cousin of the Buddha's , was the rāja ; and in another pass- age , Suddhodana , the Buddha's father ( who is else- where spoken of as a simple citizen , Suddhodana the ...
... mentioned above . But we hear at one time that Bhaddiya , a young cousin of the Buddha's , was the rāja ; and in another pass- age , Suddhodana , the Buddha's father ( who is else- where spoken of as a simple citizen , Suddhodana the ...
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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.