Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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... referred to - the harmony , as will be evi- dent from the following pages , was not so great . Even to make this attempt at all may be regarded by some as a kind of lèse majesté . The brahmin view , in possession of the field when ...
... referred to - the harmony , as will be evi- dent from the following pages , was not so great . Even to make this attempt at all may be regarded by some as a kind of lèse majesté . The brahmin view , in possession of the field when ...
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... is spelt in both Sanskrit and Pali , brāhmaṇa . It seems to me a pity to attempt to introduce a spelling , brahman , which is neither English nor Indian . As regards the monarchies , the four referred to above 2 BUDDHIST INDIA.
... is spelt in both Sanskrit and Pali , brāhmaṇa . It seems to me a pity to attempt to introduce a spelling , brahman , which is neither English nor Indian . As regards the monarchies , the four referred to above 2 BUDDHIST INDIA.
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Thomas William Rhys Davids. As regards the monarchies , the four referred to above as then of importance are as follows : 1. The kingdom of Magadha , with its capital at Rājagaha ( afterwards at Paṭaliputta ) , reigned over at first by ...
Thomas William Rhys Davids. As regards the monarchies , the four referred to above as then of importance are as follows : 1. The kingdom of Magadha , with its capital at Rājagaha ( afterwards at Paṭaliputta ) , reigned over at first by ...
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... referred to . And no doubt all the more important places had such a hall , or pavilion , covered with a roof , but with no walls , in which to conduct their business . And the local affairs of each village were carried on in open ...
... referred to . And no doubt all the more important places had such a hall , or pavilion , covered with a roof , but with no walls , in which to conduct their business . And the local affairs of each village were carried on in open ...
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... referred to elsewhere , ' and tables of the law also . ' It is therefore not im- probable that written notes on the subject were ac- tually in use . 66 The names of other clans , besides the Sākiyas , are : 2. The Bhaggas of Sumsumāra ...
... referred to elsewhere , ' and tables of the law also . ' It is therefore not im- probable that written notes on the subject were ac- tually in use . 66 The names of other clans , besides the Sākiyas , are : 2. The Bhaggas of Sumsumāra ...
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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.