Sermon of the Chronicle-to-beJohn Holt Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1993 - 70 стор. ABOUT THE BOOK:This Sinhala recension of the Anagatavamsa, here translated into English for the first time, is but one of the several texts forming a genre of Buddhist apocalyptic literature generated by the Cult of Maitreya in South and South-east As |
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abode actions Anāgatavamsa Desanā appear arhant asamkhyā Aśoka attain nirvāṇa Avalokitesvara āvāsa become a buddha bhikkhus birth bodhi tree bodhisattva Bodhisattva Maitreya body brahman brahmās Buddha Maitreya buddhahood Buddhist cakkavatti cakravartin cakravartin Sankha canonical century A.D. cult of Maitreya dancing decorated deities devas devas and brahmās dharma disciples divine eighty thousand eighty-four thousand enlightenment five types flowers future Buddha gandharvas golden Gotama hall heaven heavenly human world Jambudvipa kalpa kalpa vṛkṣas Kandyan Ketumati kingdom of Ketumatī kingship laity lay Buddhist live lotuses Mahābrahmā mahāpuruṣa Mahāyāna Māra meditation merit meritorious Meru Metteyya monastic monks moon moral mountain nāgas nirvāņa noble palace Pāli Pāli)—a Pāli)—the pandals perfections popular pratyekabuddhas rebirth reborn religious riyan riyan long Śakra samsāra sangha Sanskrit Sanskrit)—the Sāriputta scented sermon seven types shining śīla Sinhala Sinhalese spiritual path Sri Lanka surrounding Sūtra symbolizing Theravāda twelve yojanas twenty-five yojanas types of gems veneration yojanas yojanas in length