The Mahávansi, the Rájá-ratnácari, and the Rájá-vali: Forming the Sacred and Historical Books of Ceylon; Also, a Collection of Tracts Illustrative of the Doctrines and Literature of Buddhism, Volume 2

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Edward Upham, William Buckley Fox
Parbury, Allen, and Company, 1833 - Buddhism

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Page 18 - Whose midnight revels, by a forest side, Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course...
Page 99 - Bahu lit., who reigned in Ceylon in 1240 AD, established a school in every village, and charged the priests who superintended them to take nothing from the pupils, promising that he himself would reward them for their trouble.
Page 103 - They are — 1. Not to kill. 2. Not to steal. 3. Not to commit adultery.
Page 156 - RajavaIiya, a Sinhalese historical work, may be of interest: "Upon hearing this all the following people left the country and accompanied the four princes; viz., the daughter of the said king with their attendants and property, 1000 ministers, Brahmins, rich men and several thousands of merchants; and on the first day the whole company proceeded on their march as far as a mile, on the second day they marched eight miles, and on the third day they marched twelve miles, pursuing their march in the...
Page 237 - Dynasty and the decline of the country, that " because the fertility of the land was decreased the kings who followed were no longer of such consequence as those who went before."1 1 Rajavali, p.
Page 267 - The king sent out his said son for the second time, with another army ; and this time the prince 'entered the city of Jaffna itself, and made himself master of the ports thereof. When the prince entered Jaffna, he rode upon a black horse ; and the Malabars, hiding themselves, lay in wait, in order to direct their efforts against the same, with a view to get the prince into their power; but the prince's steed sprang amongst them, like a tiger on his prey...
Page 191 - Kalany), the gods who were charged with the .conservation of Ceylon, became enraged and caused the sea to deluge the land ; and as during the epoch called...
Page 157 - ... lake, which hermit had devoted himself to piety and religion. He asked the princes what they inquired for ? and the princes related to him that which they searched for ; then the hermit advised them to place their city where his own hermitage stood, and also he gave them encouragement by reciting to them a good account of the said ground, saying, that when the foxes happened to run after the hares, as soon as the hares came to that hermitage they used to turn about and run after the foxes, and...
Page 276 - They have tubes" (said the same account) " which make a noise like thunder, when it breaks upon Jugandere Parivata, and even louder ; and a globe of iron shot from one of them, after flying some leagues, will break a castle of marble or even of iron.
Page 258 - Rajah, made a descent on Ceylon, and gave battle to the King Alese, and was opposed by the second king, or Prawcrama Bahu's youngest brother, who vanquished the army of Malawas, and extirpated the whole out of the island.

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