Ummagga Jātaka: (The Story of a Tunnel)Luzac, 1898 - 242 pages |
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... looking with his eyes of proportionate length and breadth , like unto two windows of a golden palace made of shining blue sapphires , or like unto a pair of bees that hover over a lotus - like face shining as brightly as a golden dagoba ...
... looking with his eyes of proportionate length and breadth , like unto two windows of a golden palace made of shining blue sapphires , or like unto a pair of bees that hover over a lotus - like face shining as brightly as a golden dagoba ...
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... looking down on the world of men , saw that the great Bōsat was born , and thinking that it was meet to spread the fame of the Bōsat throughout the worlds of gods and men , descended in an invisible form as the Bōsat emerged from his ...
... looking down on the world of men , saw that the great Bōsat was born , and thinking that it was meet to spread the fame of the Bōsat throughout the worlds of gods and men , descended in an invisible form as the Bōsat emerged from his ...
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... looking here and there . As they ran after the hawk , looking up , they hurt themselves by stumbling over stones , potsherds , and other things . Then Mahauṣadha Pandit asked the boys whether ( they wished ) he should make the hawk drop ...
... looking here and there . As they ran after the hawk , looking up , they hurt themselves by stumbling over stones , potsherds , and other things . Then Mahauṣadha Pandit asked the boys whether ( they wished ) he should make the hawk drop ...
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... looking on . Kalagōla , seeing the action of these two people , thought , " These two are leaving me here , and are going away together ; " and looking here and there , he got down a little way into the water , but ( being timid ) ...
... looking on . Kalagōla , seeing the action of these two people , thought , " These two are leaving me here , and are going away together ; " and looking here and there , he got down a little way into the water , but ( being timid ) ...
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... looking down on the world of men , and beholding Mahau- ṣadha Pandit , thought , " I shall cause to be proclaimed the power of the wisdom of Mahauṣadha , the embryo Buddha . " So he descended into the world in the form of a man , and ...
... looking down on the world of men , and beholding Mahau- ṣadha Pandit , thought , " I shall cause to be proclaimed the power of the wisdom of Mahauṣadha , the embryo Buddha . " So he descended into the world in the form of a man , and ...
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Amarā army Ascetic asked attended beauty Bhikkhus Brahmin brought Buddha chariot Cloth cultivator Dambadiva daughter decorated Devī Dharma drink E. A. WALLIS BUDGE East Market-town Edited elephants enemy fear four pandits Friend gate gave gavvas give gold golden hands heard hearing heart HENRY LILLIE PIERCE horses hundred princes India inquired Jātaka Kevaṭṭa kill King Brahmadatta King Culani king replied King Vedeha king's kingdom live looking lord LUZAC Maha Bōsat Mahauṣadha Pandit Majesty marriage meaning meat minister Mithila mother Nanda Devi ornaments padi palace Pañcāla Paṇḍit parrot possesses princess Pukkusa queen question rampart recited this stanza retinue rice rich royal Śakra saluted the king Sanskrit saying seat secret sella Sènaka sent sword tank teacher tell Thereupon thought thousand massas told took Translated tunnel Vèdèha water-demon water-gruel wealth wife wisdom wise wish words yodunas
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