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Page xiv
... Lord of Dhamma . Thereupon paying reverential respect to the priesthood , he thus petitioned : " I am desirous of translating the ' Atthakathâ ; ' give me ac- cess to all your books . " The priesthood , for the pur- pose of testing his ...
... Lord of Dhamma . Thereupon paying reverential respect to the priesthood , he thus petitioned : " I am desirous of translating the ' Atthakathâ ; ' give me ac- cess to all your books . " The priesthood , for the pur- pose of testing his ...
Page xxvii
... lord of the departed ) , and the world of the gods ; and in v . 126 we find hell ( niraya ) , earth , heaven ( svarga ) , and Nirvâna . In v . 56 it is said that the odour of excellent 1 This may be seen from the curious ornamentations ...
... lord of the departed ) , and the world of the gods ; and in v . 126 we find hell ( niraya ) , earth , heaven ( svarga ) , and Nirvâna . In v . 56 it is said that the odour of excellent 1 This may be seen from the curious ornamentations ...
Page xxviii
... lord of the departed , occurs in vv . 44 , 237 , and he seems to be the same as Makkurâga , the king of death , mentioned in vv . 45 , 170. The men or messengers of Yama are spoken of in v . 235 ; death itself is repre- sented as Antaka ...
... lord of the departed , occurs in vv . 44 , 237 , and he seems to be the same as Makkurâga , the king of death , mentioned in vv . 45 , 170. The men or messengers of Yama are spoken of in v . 235 ; death itself is repre- sented as Antaka ...
Page xxxv
... Lord of all . I am the Maker , the Creator of all things ; I am the Chief , the disposer and controller of all , the Universal Father . This being was made by me . How does this appear ? Formerly I thought , Would that an- other being ...
... Lord of all . I am the Maker , the Creator of all things ; I am the Chief , the disposer and controller of all , the Universal Father . This being was made by me . How does this appear ? Formerly I thought , Would that an- other being ...
Page xxxvi
... Lord , the Maker , the Creator of all . He is the Chief , the Dis- poser of all things , the Controller of all , the Universal Father . That Brahma by whom we were created is ever enduring , immutable , eternal , unchangeable , con ...
... Lord , the Maker , the Creator of all . He is the Chief , the Dis- poser of all things , the Controller of all , the Universal Father . That Brahma by whom we were created is ever enduring , immutable , eternal , unchangeable , con ...
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Anavatatta Anuruddha Ariya asked became become a Rahan Benares Bhikshu birth Brâhmana Brahmin Buddha Buddhaghosha Buddhist Burmese Burnouf called CHAPTER cloth daughter death Devala Dhamma Dhammapada DICTIONARY disciples Edited elephant English evil deeds existence F. J. FURNIVALL Fausböll gave Getavana monastery girl gods gold Gotama GRAMMAR happiness hell homage hundred India kalpas Kassapa Khugguttara King Udena king's Kulla-Panthaka LANGUAGE live Lord and master lord Sariputta Lotus Magandiya Mahādūta Mahākāla Mâra means Nat country Nat-King Nat's Nibbana Nirvâna nobles offering Pakkekabuddha palace Pâli Parā Para Taken parables preached the law priesthood priests princess probationer Professor Pyathat queen Rahanda Rahans replied rice Rishi Royal Royal Asiatic Society sacred Samavati Sanskrit Sariputta Savatthi Savatthi country saying sense sewed slaves Sotapatti Sramana STORY thabet thou thought thousand Thugyuè Thuthe Thuthe's translated Udena verse Vipassana wife wise words yoganas young
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Page lxv - Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack.
Page lv - THAT WE ARE is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts.
Page lxxiii - Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and whose mind is distracted, as a flood carries off a sleeping village.
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