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... tion of Asvaghosha's sermons , I am impressed with the convic- tion that Christian teaching had reached his ears at the time when Asvaghosha was in Parthia , or at any rate in Bactria ( viz . , about A.D. 70 ) , and that he was ...
... tion of Asvaghosha's sermons , I am impressed with the convic- tion that Christian teaching had reached his ears at the time when Asvaghosha was in Parthia , or at any rate in Bactria ( viz . , about A.D. 70 ) , and that he was ...
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... tion and revival of the tree ] . ( 4 ) The Shaman Kiu - tan - sang - kia - ti - po , i.e. , Gotamasañgha Deva , a man of Cophene , came to China and translated altogether 50 chapters ( A.D. 344 ) . Afterwards , in the year 392 A.D. , he ...
... tion and revival of the tree ] . ( 4 ) The Shaman Kiu - tan - sang - kia - ti - po , i.e. , Gotamasañgha Deva , a man of Cophene , came to China and translated altogether 50 chapters ( A.D. 344 ) . Afterwards , in the year 392 A.D. , he ...
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... tion down to the year 435 A.D. in Chang'an ; he produced 1 work . ( 20 ) The Shaman Săng - kia - po - ch'ing ( Seen of All , or Univer- sally Seen ) , a Cophene ( Cabul ) man , translated , A.D. 445 , ́in conjunction with Shah - tao ...
... tion down to the year 435 A.D. in Chang'an ; he produced 1 work . ( 20 ) The Shaman Săng - kia - po - ch'ing ( Seen of All , or Univer- sally Seen ) , a Cophene ( Cabul ) man , translated , A.D. 445 , ́in conjunction with Shah - tao ...
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... tion of a Buddha . Let us go and observe for ourselves . " The divine Sâkra answered , " Yes ! but he may give up his aim , may he not ? " And so the Gâtha says— " Even as the fish produces much spawn , Though little of it comes to ...
... tion of a Buddha . Let us go and observe for ourselves . " The divine Sâkra answered , " Yes ! but he may give up his aim , may he not ? " And so the Gâtha says— " Even as the fish produces much spawn , Though little of it comes to ...
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... tion of this opinion he refers to the absence of such works as the Prajña - paramita in the so - called Southern school , which adopted the Pāli as its sacred language . Following Hodgson , we have a list of eminent writers on this ...
... tion of this opinion he refers to the absence of such works as the Prajña - paramita in the so - called Southern school , which adopted the Pāli as its sacred language . Following Hodgson , we have a list of eminent writers on this ...
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