| C. H. Forbes-Lindsay - 1903 - 476 pages
...this was a lofty pillar of stone, " as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light ; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...time, according to their petitions, figures, with good and bad signs." A high mound of solid brickwork is all that remains of the stupa, which was once adorned... | |
| Sir George William Forrest - 1903 - 382 pages
...pillar. " The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light ; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...time, according to their petitions, figures with good and bad signs. It was here that Tathagata, having arrived at enlightenment, began to turn the wheel... | |
| Xuanzang - 1906
...feet high. The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...to their petitions, figures with good or bad signs. It was here that Tathagata (j'u-lai), having arrived at enlightenment, began to turn the wheel of the... | |
| N. S. Ramaswami - 1979 - 224 pages
...feet high. The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening and sparkles like light, and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...their petitions, figures with good or bad signs." Referring to the "terrace", the "Siyuki" adds, "The length is about fifty paces and the height of the... | |
| Samuel Beal - 2000 - 384 pages
...feet high. The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening, and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...to their petitions, figures with good or bad signs. It was here that Tathâgata (ju-lai), having arrived at enlightenment, began to turn the wheel of the... | |
| Catherine Young - 2003 - 184 pages
...Deer Park. 'The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...their petitions, figures with good or bad signs." Here starts the symbolism. The shaft of the column is the emblem of the world axis. At the top on a... | |
| Catherine Young - 2003 - 184 pages
...Deer Park. 'The stone is altogether as bright as jade. It is glistening and sparkles like light; and all those who pray fervently before it see from time...their petitions, figures with good or bad signs." Here starts the symbolism. The shaft of the column is the emblem of the world axis. At the top on a... | |
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