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Page xvii
... present to any formidable criticism . 24 If we read the pages of the ' Mahâvansa ' without prejudice , and make allowance for the exaggerations and superstitions of Oriental writers , we see clearly that the literary work of ...
... present to any formidable criticism . 24 If we read the pages of the ' Mahâvansa ' without prejudice , and make allowance for the exaggerations and superstitions of Oriental writers , we see clearly that the literary work of ...
Page xxvii
... , " that the earliest of the ( Buddhist ) scriptures we have were not reduced to writing in their present form before the fifth century after Christ . ” people rises up to the gods ; in vv . THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DHAMMAPADA . xxvii.
... , " that the earliest of the ( Buddhist ) scriptures we have were not reduced to writing in their present form before the fifth century after Christ . ” people rises up to the gods ; in vv . THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DHAMMAPADA . xxvii.
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... present in Ceylon , Burmah , Siam , Tibet , China , and Mongolia . But against this view another consideration is sure to be urged , viz . that many Buddhist words have assumed such a strongly marked local or national character in the ...
... present in Ceylon , Burmah , Siam , Tibet , China , and Mongolia . But against this view another consideration is sure to be urged , viz . that many Buddhist words have assumed such a strongly marked local or national character in the ...
Page lxi
... present has a technical meaning . One of Buddhaghosha's most famous works is called ' Visuddhi magga . ' ( See Burnouf , ' Lotus , ' p . 844. ) 6 ( 17-18 . ) The evil path and the good path ' are technical expres- sions for the ...
... present has a technical meaning . One of Buddhaghosha's most famous works is called ' Visuddhi magga . ' ( See Burnouf , ' Lotus , ' p . 844. ) 6 ( 17-18 . ) The evil path and the good path ' are technical expres- sions for the ...
Page xcix
... present they , too , wear clothing , but not when eating . ( See Sâstram Aiyar , p . xxi . ) The ' gatâ , ' or the hair platted and gathered up in a knot , was a sign of a Saiva ascetic . The sitting motionless is one of the postures ...
... present they , too , wear clothing , but not when eating . ( See Sâstram Aiyar , p . xxi . ) The ' gatâ , ' or the hair platted and gathered up in a knot , was a sign of a Saiva ascetic . The sitting motionless is one of the postures ...
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Page lvi - All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
Page cxxxvii - Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.
Page 2 - Bosanquet, Esq. — VIII. On the existing Dictionaries of the Malay Language. By Dr. HN van der Tuuk. — IX. Bilingual Readings : Cuneiform and Phoenician. Notes on some Tablets in the British Museum, containing Bilingual Legends (Assyrian and Phoenician).
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Page cxliii - He who says what is not, goes to hell ; he also who, having done a thing, says I have not done it. After death both are equal, they are men with evil deeds in the next world. 307. Many men whose shoulders are covered with the yellow gown are ill-conditioned and unrestrained; such evil-doers by their evil deeds go to hell.
Page 3 - TRAVELS OF FAH-HIAN AND SUNG-YUN, Buddhist Pilgrims, from China to India (400 AD and 518 AD ) Translated from the Chinese. By Samuel Beal, BA , Triu.
Page xcii - If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in sin: pain is the outcome of evil. 118. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it: happiness is the outcome of good.
Page xciii - Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little. 122. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me.
Page clxiv - Brahmana worships the sacrificial fire. 393. A man does not become a Brahmana by his platted hair, by his family, or by birth; in whom there is truth and righteousness, he is blessed, he is a Brahmana.