Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 51. köideBishop's College Press, 1882 |
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Amdo antlers bhainon Bodhisattva Brachysaura brown Buddha Buddhism called chaityas China Chinese Clausilia colour Cramer Dalai Dalai Lama Dharma discal Emperor Felder female femur fore coxa forewing furcation Gelugpa gerund Hewitson hill dial hill dialect Hind Hindí hindwing horns Indian inflect intermediate femur jáná Jas'rat Ráe Kamorta Kángrá Katschall Khán Khun-fu-tse king Lama lamella LAMPIDES length of tegmina Lepcha Lhasa Linnæus lobe male masc merá millims monastery monks Moore Nágárjuna nahín Nankowri nervule Nicobar Orthopt outer Panchhen Pandit Panj Panjábí Papilio plica posterior femur present pronotum reign religion religious sacred sage Sakya Pandita Sanskrit sect song species specimens spots streaks Sultán Sútras tán Tantras Tantrik Tasi-lhunpo tegmina Tibet Tibetan tibia tibiæ tine Tsan UNDERSIDE upperside Vinaya wings एक कंश किछु कृष्ण के गेल जाए जे तखन दिन देखि नहिँ भेल लेल सभ से हम हरि हलधर
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Page 99 - Ancient China, its Sacred Literature, Philosophy, and Religion, as known to the Tibetans " ; and of " The different Buddhist Schools of Tibet.
Page 9 - Numerous biographies of him are extant, all of which give different accounts of his life.
Page 47 - Cervus dieranios of Nesti, being the most complicated antlers known either in the living or fossil state. These successive changes are analogous to those which are to be observed in the development of the antlers in the living deer, which begin with a simple point and inerease their number of tines until their limit is reached.
Page 101 - ... same great man formed into a code of laws all the ancient observances, both in public and private life, being of opinion that the preservation of order in a state depended much upon the outward forms of society in general. This code, which is called the " Book of Rites," entirely regulates and governs the manners and customs of the whole community, from the Emperor to the most obscure of his subjects ; and as it has maintained its influence from that time to the present, we may readily account...
Page 31 - Three vears afterwards he again visited Lhasa to place the young Dalai on the throne of Potala He commemorated the occasion by giving grand dinners to the temporal and spiritual lords of
Page 129 - The poem is deserving of special attention as an example of the Maithili of the last Century, affording a connecting link between the old Maithili of Vidyapati and the modern Maithili of Harkhnath and other writers of the present day.
Page 34 - ... the perusal of which has afforded us as much pleasure as could be derived from an actual meeting. The enclosure consisting of satin and gold has been placed by me on the crown of my head as the best of blessings. In accordance with your request, I arranged for the comfortable journey of the Gelons sent hither by you. They visited all the important shrines and places of pilgrimage, such as Dorje-dan, Prayaga and others. I provided them with letters of recommendation and passports as required by...
Page 35 - Maha-Bodhi-Manda of Dorje.dan, an excellent watch studded with precious stones, a mirror, tusks of elephant, yanti (jade) and many other curious articles.
Page 7 - Santiraksita introduced the 10 virtues and Dharma which teaches the real state of the Eighteen Physical and corporeal regions with the eight prohibitions such as killing, the taking of what is not given, the commission of foul action, lying, drinking, dancing, singing and sitting on lofty seats".
Page 30 - Dapun and Gahdan sent him innumerable presents of various sorts. About this time a shower of flowers fell from the sky, which glittered with many a rainbow and conical halo of light. The atmosphere was laden with sweet fragrance. On a...