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Page vi
... original . In this expectation , however , I was disappointed . When I re- ceived the first instalment of the translation by Captain Rogers , I saw at once that it gave a small number only of the stories contained in Buddhaghosha's Pâli ...
... original . In this expectation , however , I was disappointed . When I re- ceived the first instalment of the translation by Captain Rogers , I saw at once that it gave a small number only of the stories contained in Buddhaghosha's Pâli ...
Page vii
... original . But , on the whole , I do not expect that the opinion which I have formed of the Burmese translation will be materially modified , when we have the whole of the Pâli text to compare with it ; and we must wait till we receive ...
... original . But , on the whole , I do not expect that the opinion which I have formed of the Burmese translation will be materially modified , when we have the whole of the Pâli text to compare with it ; and we must wait till we receive ...
Page xiii
... original work called ' Nânodaya ' ( Rise of Knowledge ) , he , at the same time , wrote the chapter called " Atthasâlini , on the Dhammasanganî " ( one of the Commentaries on the ' Abhidhamma ' ) . " Revata Thera then observing that he ...
... original work called ' Nânodaya ' ( Rise of Knowledge ) , he , at the same time , wrote the chapter called " Atthasâlini , on the Dhammasanganî " ( one of the Commentaries on the ' Abhidhamma ' ) . " Revata Thera then observing that he ...
Page xxi
... original was first reduced to writing in Ceylon in the first century before our era , having previously existed in the language of Magadha ; and that our verses of the Dhammapada are the same which were recited to Asoka , and embodied ...
... original was first reduced to writing in Ceylon in the first century before our era , having previously existed in the language of Magadha ; and that our verses of the Dhammapada are the same which were recited to Asoka , and embodied ...
Page xxxviii
... original one , the one peculiar to Buddha himself , which har- monizes least with the later system of orthodox Bud- dhism . As regards the denial of a Creator , or atheism in the ordinary acceptation of the word , I do not think that ...
... original one , the one peculiar to Buddha himself , which har- monizes least with the later system of orthodox Bud- dhism . As regards the denial of a Creator , or atheism in the ordinary acceptation of the word , I do not think that ...
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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 King Udena king's Kulla-Panthaka Language live Lord and master lord Sariputta Lotus Magandiya Mahādūta Mahākāla Mâra means Mittapindaka 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 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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Page lxxxix - One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva, not Mara (with Brahman), could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint.
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