The Story of Gotama Buddha: The Nidāna-kathā of the JātakaṭṭhakathāN. A. Jayawickrama |
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alms appeared Arahantship ascetic Sumedha assemblies of disciples attain Enlightenment attainment of Enlightenment become a Buddha Blessed Bodhi Bodhi-tree Bodhisatta was born body bowl Brahmā brahmin Brotherhood of monks Buddhavamsa certainly will become Channa chief disciples cloister conditions to Enlightenment contributory conditions crores of monks cubits cubits in height deities Dhamma Dipankara earth eight Elder father flowers followed foot fulfil the Perfection garlands garments golden Gotama heavenly hermitage hundred thousand aeons hundred thousand crores intuitive knowledge Jātaka Jetavana jhāna Kanthaka Kapilavatthu Kassapa Khattiya king Suddhodana Koṇḍañña leading women-disciples life-span Lord Māra mendicant milk-rice monastery mother Nāga Nibbāna Nidāna Nidānakathā Pali Perfection of Wisdom perfumes prince prophesied Rājagaha reached reflected Renunciation resolution retinue robes Sakka Samsāra Sāriputta saying seated seven Siddhattha Sinhalese stood Suddhodana Sujātā Supreme Perfection Sutta Tathāgata Teacher thought thousand monks thousand world-systems three assemblies to-day tree Vinaya Wise Sumedha world-spheres yojanas