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Page 294
... mythology of the great Buddha myth developed into the far more elaborate mythology of the Mahāyāna . The acceptance of the mythology , whether early or fully developed , depends upon faith . Without faith the whole religion crumbles to ...
... mythology of the great Buddha myth developed into the far more elaborate mythology of the Mahāyāna . The acceptance of the mythology , whether early or fully developed , depends upon faith . Without faith the whole religion crumbles to ...
Page 295
... myth of continual rebirth is an integral component in the funda- mental myth . Šakyamuni was acclaimed " Great Sage " ( Mahamuni ) and Lord ( Bhagavat ) not because he achieved a state of spiri- tual equilibrium in the context of ...
... myth of continual rebirth is an integral component in the funda- mental myth . Šakyamuni was acclaimed " Great Sage " ( Mahamuni ) and Lord ( Bhagavat ) not because he achieved a state of spiri- tual equilibrium in the context of ...
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... myth is a combi- nation of the ideals of universal kingship and universal religious preeminence . This is clearly expressed in the myth of the prophetic utterance of future greatness by the sage Asita - an astrologer who examined ...
... myth is a combi- nation of the ideals of universal kingship and universal religious preeminence . This is clearly expressed in the myth of the prophetic utterance of future greatness by the sage Asita - an astrologer who examined ...
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