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... known in China and Japan . These Sacred Writings , constituting what is called the Tripitaka , or three receptacles , had been printed at various times in China from wooden blocks , which were as often destroyed by fire or civil war ...
... known in China and Japan . These Sacred Writings , constituting what is called the Tripitaka , or three receptacles , had been printed at various times in China from wooden blocks , which were as often destroyed by fire or civil war ...
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... known that in the Pâli canon there is a remarkable book called Dhammapada . This book was evi- dently of great authority in the Buddhist Church . For that reason it was sought after and translated into various Prakrit dialects . Hence ...
... known that in the Pâli canon there is a remarkable book called Dhammapada . This book was evi- dently of great authority in the Buddhist Church . For that reason it was sought after and translated into various Prakrit dialects . Hence ...
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... known as the doctrine of the Great Vehicle is mainly due . The point in this development of a vital character is the belief in a force ( spiritual force ) called Bodhi , existing as the basis of all phe- nomena . The " heart of Bodhi ...
... known as the doctrine of the Great Vehicle is mainly due . The point in this development of a vital character is the belief in a force ( spiritual force ) called Bodhi , existing as the basis of all phe- nomena . The " heart of Bodhi ...
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... ( known as the first Buddha as early as the beginning of our era , under the form in Chinese of Yih - sin ) ; ( 2. ) Dasabāla Buddha ; and ( 3. ) Mahesi . His death , too , occurring from a fall when attempting to fly , is peculiarly ...
... ( known as the first Buddha as early as the beginning of our era , under the form in Chinese of Yih - sin ) ; ( 2. ) Dasabāla Buddha ; and ( 3. ) Mahesi . His death , too , occurring from a fall when attempting to fly , is peculiarly ...
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... known in China before the time of She Hwang - ti ( B.C. 221 ) . This monarch , as is well known , claimed to be the first universal emperor . This claim he put forth in the twenty - sixth year of his reign as Chêng Wang . He built the ...
... known in China before the time of She Hwang - ti ( B.C. 221 ) . This monarch , as is well known , claimed to be the first universal emperor . This claim he put forth in the twenty - sixth year of his reign as Chêng Wang . He built the ...
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