The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 136
... Buddhism , re- jected asceticism , but some Buddhists have practiced dis- ciplinary asceticism . An extreme example is found in the legend of Hui - k'o , a student of the 6th - century Japanese Zen Buddhist guru ( teacher ) Bodhidharma ...
... Buddhism , re- jected asceticism , but some Buddhists have practiced dis- ciplinary asceticism . An extreme example is found in the legend of Hui - k'o , a student of the 6th - century Japanese Zen Buddhist guru ( teacher ) Bodhidharma ...
Page 197
... Buddhism began , has only a few hundred thousand Buddhists ) . Although regional , particularly linguistic , units may be politically strong in India , the extended family usually forms the most important socio - economic unit ; all con ...
... Buddhism began , has only a few hundred thousand Buddhists ) . Although regional , particularly linguistic , units may be politically strong in India , the extended family usually forms the most important socio - economic unit ; all con ...
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... Buddhist legends that are mostly fanciful or exaggerated . He conquered the Kalinga country ( modern Orissa State ) on the east coast after a very sanguinary war in the eighth year of his reign , but the terrible sufferings the war ...
... Buddhist legends that are mostly fanciful or exaggerated . He conquered the Kalinga country ( modern Orissa State ) on the east coast after a very sanguinary war in the eighth year of his reign , but the terrible sufferings the war ...
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