Buddhist IndiaG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 - 332 pages |
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... rise to this state of things are pointed out below . But the other side of the question should not be ignored . If we com- pare the materials available for the history , say , of England in the eighth or ninth century A.D. with the ...
... rise to this state of things are pointed out below . But the other side of the question should not be ignored . If we com- pare the materials available for the history , say , of England in the eighth or ninth century A.D. with the ...
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... rise of Buddhism . We can do no more , then , than state the fact most interesting from the comparative point of view that the earliest Buddhist records reveal the survival , side by side . with more or less powerful monarchies , of ...
... rise of Buddhism . We can do no more , then , than state the fact most interesting from the comparative point of view that the earliest Buddhist records reveal the survival , side by side . with more or less powerful monarchies , of ...
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... rise of this kingdom of Kosala , and the inevitable struggle in the immediate future between it and Magadha , which was the leading point in the politics of the Buddha's time . These hardy mountaineers had swept into their net all the ...
... rise of this kingdom of Kosala , and the inevitable struggle in the immediate future between it and Magadha , which was the leading point in the politics of the Buddha's time . These hardy mountaineers had swept into their net all the ...
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... rise of Buddhism . And it is probable that the modern town of Janak - pur preserves in its name a memory of this famous rajput scholar and philosopher of olden time . 6. The Mallas of Kusinārā and Pāvā were also independent clans ...
... rise of Buddhism . And it is probable that the modern town of Janak - pur preserves in its name a memory of this famous rajput scholar and philosopher of olden time . 6. The Mallas of Kusinārā and Pāvā were also independent clans ...
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... time when it was the capital of an independent kingdom ( that is , some 1 See Jāt . 4. 82 : Samyutta 3. , 140 , 4 , 179 ( but the reading must be corrected ) . time before the rise of Buddhism ) twelve leagues , 34 BUDDHIST INDIA.
... time when it was the capital of an independent kingdom ( that is , some 1 See Jāt . 4. 82 : Samyutta 3. , 140 , 4 , 179 ( but the reading must be corrected ) . time before the rise of Buddhism ) twelve leagues , 34 BUDDHIST INDIA.
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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.