The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 603
... tradition . After the death of the Buddha ( at which time he passed into final nirvana ) efforts were made to consoli- date the teachings and structures of the Bud- dhist community . Several important Buddhist councils were held to ...
... tradition . After the death of the Buddha ( at which time he passed into final nirvana ) efforts were made to consoli- date the teachings and structures of the Bud- dhist community . Several important Buddhist councils were held to ...
Page 615
... tradition - as second only to the Qur'an as both a source of religious law and a sacred work . Al - Bukhari began ... traditions as authentic ones . From the approximately 600 , - 000 traditions he gathered , he selected only about 7,275 ...
... tradition - as second only to the Qur'an as both a source of religious law and a sacred work . Al - Bukhari began ... traditions as authentic ones . From the approximately 600 , - 000 traditions he gathered , he selected only about 7,275 ...
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... traditions concerning the foundation of Carthage were current among the Greeks , who called the city Karchedon ; but the Ro- man tradition is better known because of the Aeneid , which tells of the city's foundation by the Tyrian ...
... traditions concerning the foundation of Carthage were current among the Greeks , who called the city Karchedon ; but the Ro- man tradition is better known because of the Aeneid , which tells of the city's foundation by the Tyrian ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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