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• FAQ about Buddhism
  What is the goal of the [[Buddha's teachings]]? ...l [[suffering]], Ultimately, it directs the followers to break the bondage of [[birth]] and [[death]] through their own efforts and [[wisdom]].
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• Steps to the Great Perfection The Mind-Training Tradition of the Dzogchen Masters
  ...tive. The important point is that if we train our [[mind]] on the [[path]] of profound teachings, such as [[Dzogchen]], our [[mind]] will become free fro ...e can also practice any of the [[seven mind trainings]] as a main [[body]] of [[meditation]] by uniting it with [[esoteric]] [[meditation]] exercises to
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: The Gnostic Body
  A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual</big></big><br/> ...dhism]] and that [[gnosticism]] [[manifested]] itself in a greater variety of [[forms]] and localities than many [[scholars]] have originally [[thought]]
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• The Progenitor of all Dharma Protectors.
  ...r of all Dharma Protectors: Buddhist Śaivism in Lelung Zhepe Dorje’s Ocean of Oath-Bound Protectors]] ...y fascinating and unique in pre-modern [[Tibetan literature]] for a number of [[reasons]].
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• Lojong - Atisha's Mind Training System The Seven Points
  ...themselves and also provided a diverse {{Wiki|perspective}}. We pulled all of these together into one place to facilitate our [[own]] study. ...additional materials specifically geared towards the participants -such as practice instructions - and packaged everything into this sourcebook.
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter One: Part Two
  <big>Chapter One: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds<br/></big> Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/>
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• LOJONG RETREAT
  ...themselves and also provided a diverse {{Wiki|perspective}}. We pulled all of these together into one place to facilitate our [[own]] study. ...additional materials specifically geared towards the participants -such as practice instructions - and packaged everything into this sourcebook.
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• Philosophy of the Buddha
  ...a]]. It carefully guides readers through the basic [[ideas]] and practices of the [[Buddha]], including [[kamma]] ([[karma]]), [[rebirth]], the {{Wiki|no ...oth {{Wiki|ancient}} and {{Wiki|modern}}. Most distinctively, [[Philosophy of the Buddha]] explores how [[Buddhist]] [[enlightenment]] could enable us to
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• The Funeral of Mahåprajåpata Gautama and Her Followers in the MËlasarvåstivåda Vinaya
  The [[Funeral]] of Mahåprajåpata [[Gautam]]¥ and Her Followers in the MËlasarvåstivåda [ This is the second article in a two-part study of the [[Wikipedia:Hagiography|hagiographic]]
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• Karma here and now in a Mulasarvastivada avadana'. How the Bodhisattva changed sex and was born as a female 500 times
  ...tion}}’ of [[karmic retribution]], as well as the significance of a change of {{Wiki|sex}} to {{Wiki|female}} (and eventually back to {{Wiki|male}}). Thi ...an translation]] included in the [[Tanjur]], stemming from a [[tradition]] of [[Mulasarvastivada]] affiliation.
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• Karma here and now in a Mūlasarvāstivāda avadāna: How the Bodhisattva changed sex and was born as a female 500 times*
  ...tion}}’ of [[karmic retribution]], as well as the significance of a change of {{Wiki|sex}} to {{Wiki|female}} (and eventually back to {{Wiki|male}}). Thi ...an translation]] included in the [[Tanjur]], stemming from a [[tradition]] of [[Mūlasarvāstivāda]] affiliation.
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• The Flower Adornment Sutra: A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter One: Part Three
  <big>Chapter One: The Wondrous Adornments of the Rulers of the Worlds<br/></big> Translated in the Tang Dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Srãmana Siksananda of Khotan}} <br/><br/>
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• Popular Deities in Chinese Buddhism
  ...year and [[Kuan Yin]] has indeed given Her [[blessings]] to a great number of [[people]] who went there to {{Wiki|worship}} Her. ...nd more time in [[Dharma]] study. With a comprehensive description of each of the [[Buddhas]] and
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• Highest Yoga Tantra and Mahamudra By Master Sheng-yen Lu
  ==CHAPTER 1 - Homage to the [[Lineage Holders]] of the [[Mahamudra]]== ..., and my [[cultivation]] of [[Tantric practices]] has been for that length of time.
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• 1. The Inner Kālacakratantra
  A [[Buddhist]] [[Tantric]] [[View]] of the {{Wiki|Individual}} ...ated fields of [[Wikipedia:South Asia|South Asian]] studies in general and of [[Wikipedia:South Asia|South Asian]] [[Buddhism]] in particular.
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• Answers To Common Questions About Buddhism
  ...countries in the [[Buddhist]] [[sphere]]. Since the [[Buddhist Association of China]] has undertaken to compile and write on this topic, there is no need ...etely ignoring significant [[subjects]]." The title of the Enligsh version of my [[book]] is in conformity with my wish.
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• Highest Yoga Tantra - An Introduction to the Esoteric Buddhism of Tibet
  [[Highest Yoga Tantra An Introduction to the Esoteric Buddhism of Tibet]] Contents List of Charts 8 Technical Note 9 Acknowledgements Preface 12
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• The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind-Training
  ...tudinal {{Wiki|training}}, but I'll stick with the more common translation of [[mind-training]]. ...nning of the second. [[Atisha]] brought to [[Tibet]] an [[oral tradition]] of [[lojong]] teachings that was based on instructions that had been passed do
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• The Great Perfection, The Nature of Mind, The Easier of Weariness
  The commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER OF WEARINESS The First Chapter of the commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 1: Introduction
  ...the {{Wiki|speaking}} of the [[Sutra]]. Although the first passage of text of all [[Sutras]] is an introduction, this is the only [[Sutra]] that devotes ...” fills the requirement of [[faith]]. “I have heard” fills the requirement of hearing. (On Sunday during the lecture on the [[Vajra Sutra]], the [[reason
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• The commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the Great Chariot
  ...commentary on THE [[GREAT PERFECTION]]: THE NATURE OF [[MIND]], THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the [[Great Chariot]] ...commentary on THE [[GREAT PERFECTION]]: THE NATURE OF [[MIND]], THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the [[Great Chariot]]==
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• Buddhist Scriptures by Edward Conze
  2. The Legend of the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] Glossary Of Technical Terms
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• MEETING THE BUDDHAS
  ...ating [[insight]] into a [[subject]] that has captured the [[imagination]] of many but remains ...f the [[Tantra]]. We meet [[goddesses]] of [[wisdom]], the {{Wiki|prince}} of [[purity]], the [[lotus-born]] [[Padmasambhava]], and [[dakinis]] - sky wal
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• DGongs1
  ...[tantric]] [[Yoga]] in the teachings of [[Jigten Sumgön]]. One [[chapter]] of the [[book]] shows how [[Jigten Sumgön]] envisions the {{Wiki|ideal}} [[pe ...he frugal [[lifestyle]] of earlier years. Even in the {{Wiki|environment}} of the [[monastery]], [[Jigten Sumgön]] continued to recommend wearing rags.
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• The Sixth Patriarch’s Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra With Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
  ...establishing his [[Dharma]] platform at [[Nan Hua]] [[Temple]], followers of other [[religions]] tried to kill him, and so the [[Great Master]] hid insi ...ivation was [[superficial]]. [[Scholars]] [[debated]] and argued, but none of them truly understood.
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• The Indian Buddhist Darani. An Introduction to its History, Meanings and Functions
  {{Wiki|University}} of Sunderland ...Brett Morris, and [[Arjuna]] Ranatunga for their useful comments and words of warm support.
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• The Bhikkhus' Rules
  [[Discipline]] is for the [[sake]] of {{Wiki|restraint}}, {{Wiki|restraint}} for the [[sake]] of freedom from [[remorse]],
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• A Guide for Laypeople
  [[Discipline]] is for the sake of {{Wiki|restraint}}, {{Wiki|restraint}} for the sake of freedom from [[remorse]],
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• Guhyagarbha Tantra : An Introduction
  ...[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], the flagship [[tantra]] of the [[Nyingma School]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. 1. The [[Nyingma School]] and the Three Inner Classes of [[Tantra]]
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• The Shurangama Sutra With Commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua: Volume 6
  G2 Aiding practices of the [[bodhimanda]]. ...e]] say, 'Save others first then save yourself. That is the [[aspiration]] of a [[Bodhisattva]]. Once your own [[enlightenment]] is perfected, then you c
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• The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra with Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
  {{Centre|<big><big>The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra<br/> ...ng even just the [[Dharma]] of [[Ten Recitations]], in order to be assured of [[rebirth]] in that land.
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• The Blazing Lights of the Sun and Moon
  ===[[The Blazing Lights of the Sun and Moon]]=== ...s [[vision]] of [[Buddhist teaching]]. They are this1 Sword of [[Prajña]] of the Completely True Meaning, and2
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• The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra with commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua: Chapter 3: A Parable
  ...etaphorical}}, one of the three styles of [[writing]] used in the [[Book]] of Odes, which are inspirational, {{Wiki|narrative}}, and {{Wiki|metaphorical} ...[wisdom]], with [[joyful]] [[enthusiasm]], rose from his seat in the midst of the [[great assembly]], placed his palms together, and gazed reverently at
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• The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with commentary
  ...master]], there should be some [[virtue]] in it, and I wish that it may be of utmost [[benefit]] to any reader. ...Hookham’s [[book]] The [[Buddha]] Within (Albany: {{Wiki|State University of New York Press}}, 1991), pp. 263-288.
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• The religion of the samurai
  [[THE RELIGION OF THE SAMURAI]] A STUDY OF ZEN PHILOSOPHY AND DISCIPLINE IN [[CHINA]] AND JAPAN
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• Buddhist Thought
  ...omplete this comprehensive, authoritative and engaging introduction to one of the world’s great [[philosophies]]. ...nonspecialists, and have borne in [[mind]] the interests and difficulties of such students when [[writing]] this [[book]].
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• Dharma talk: Listen to Yourself: Think Everything Over
  ...]] daily instructional talks, worked to their utmost reciting the [[name]] of the [[Bodhisattva]]. ...of Ten Thousand Buddhas]], the [[Master]] continues to explain the [[King of Sutras]], The Great [[Avatamsaka Sutra]].
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• Nagarjuna’s Madhyamaka
  Department of Philosophy University of Durham
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• The Shurangama Sutra With Commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua: Volume 8
  ==CHAPTER 1: The Origin of {{Wiki|Demonic}} States== E1 The {{Wiki|demonic}} states of the [[five skandhas]] are spoken without request.
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• THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT by Tsong-kha-pa
  THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE [[PATH]] TO [[ENLIGHTENMENT]]  THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE [[PATH]] TO [[ENLIGHTENMENT]]
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• A Buddhist Bible by Dwight Goddard
  ...ecame indigenous as did [[Zen]]. An exception may be suspected in the case of the [[Pure Land]] Sects, but it should be remembered that the [[Pure Land]] ...ductions and a few notes that seem to be called for to make certain phases of the [[Sutras]] more easily intelligible.
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• The Shurangama Sutra With Commentary by the Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua: Volume 1
  ...of the [[Dharma Realm]]. If we can do that, then there will be a [[time]] of Proper [[Dharma]] radiating great light. ...etration]], and the States of the Fifty [[Skandha]] {{Wiki|Demons}}. Those of off-center persuasions and externally-oriented ways, weird {{Wiki|demons}}
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• THE LARGE SUTRA ON PERFECT WISDOM with the divisions of the Abhisamayālaṃkāra
  with the divisions of the [[Abhisamayālaṃkāra]] UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES, LONDON
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• The buddhist unconscious
  ...} formulated by the [[Yogacara]] school of [[Indian Buddhism]] in a series of texts from the third to the fifth centuries CE. ...l}} and metapsychological arguments whose rationales are analyzed in terms of their historical and contemporary context.
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• The Shurangama Sutra
  ...ngama at the Great Buddha’s Summit Concerning the Tathagata’s Secret Cause of Cultivation, His Certification to the Complete Meaning and all Bodhisattvas Edited by Bodhisattva-precepts Disciple Fang Yong of Qing He, former Censor of State, <br/>
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• The Life of Buddha: According to the Legends of Ancient India By A. Ferdinand Herold
  of<br/> <big>According to the Legends of Ancient India</big><br/>
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• Buddhist Studies Review 1991 Vol. 8, 1-2
  Epithets of the [[Buddha]] - tr. John D. Ireland Methodological Considerations concerni of the Earliest [[Buddhist Tradition]] - Heinz Bechert „ The Salistamba [[Su
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• Jam-yang-shay-ba’s (1648-1721) Great Exposition of Tenets
  [[Great Exposition]] of {{Wiki|Tenets}} PART 6 of 6 parts
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• Buddhist Mahayana Texts
  Vol. XLIX of [[The Sacred Books of the East]] ...uddhism]], beside its special importance as illustrating the early history of classical [[Sanskrit]] {{Wiki|literature}}.
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• A Structuralist Examination of the Origins of the Māra Mytheme and its Function in the Narrative of the Dàoxíng Bōrě Jīng, the Earliest Complete Recension of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra
  ...|Narrative}} of the Dàoxíng Bōrě [[Jīng]], the Earliest Complete Recension of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra. Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the [[Degree]] of [[Ph.D.]]
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• The Lords of the Northern Treasures: The Development of the Tibetan Institution of Rule by Successive Incarnations
  B.A., University of Delaware, 2002 ...e Faculty the University of Virginia in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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• Systems of Buddhist Tantra
  ===[[Systems of Buddhist Tantra]]=== ===The [[Indestructible Way of Secret Mantra]]===
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• The Venerable Mahāsī Sayādaw
  ...ression in words or phrases as explained by the [[teacher]]. It is a spell of [[teaching]] learnt by the pupil as pronounced by the [[teacher]] in turn b ...], one could easily know that the chatterer was endowed with the [[gift]] of rare [[eloquence]].
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• The Vaisesika sutras of Kanada. Translated by Nandalal Sinha
  The Sacred Books of the Hindus. Translated by various sanskrit scholars. VOL. Vi.-THE VAlSESIKA SUTRAS OF KAN, NANDALAL SINHA, M. A., B L. OF THE BEHAR AND ORtSSA OEVEL SER SECOND EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED.
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• Chinese Buddhist in Malaysia
  ...mittee: the end of the first [[lunar month]] marked the spring celebration of a [[deity]] in the [[temple]]; the seventh [[lunar month]] was the [[Hungry In terms of [[religious]] intimacy with different nearby [[temples]], the {{Wiki|Chines
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• The Hidden Teaching of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras
  ...Hopkins, Jeffrey; Yi, Jongbok. The hidden [[teaching]] of the [[perfection of wisdom]] [[sūtras]]: jam-yang-shay-pa’s seventy topics and kon-chog-jig- ...of what is difficult to realize— the meanings of the three [[Perfection]] of [[Wisdoms]], vast, {{Wiki|medium}}, and briefc • “clear [[realization]]
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• Buddhist Wisdom Verses
  (Former Mahānāyaka of the Sri Lankan Svejin Nikāya)<br/><br/> ...Buddha Nīti Saṅgrahaya of Ven. Rerukane Candavimala, the former Mahānāyaka of the Swejin Nikāya in Sri Lanka, which is my ordination sect.
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• The Samputa Tantra: Edition and Translation Chapters I-IV
  ...e been used, the [[quality]] is heavily [[dependent upon]] the [[quality]] of the original submitted. The following explanation of [[techniques]] is provided to help you understand markings or patterns whic
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• Shentong madhyamaka and via negativa, a buddhist and a christian approach to the absolute
  ...THE ABSOLUTE; WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE TEACHINGS OF THE BLESSED ANGELA OF FOLIGNO (1248/49-1309) The Faculty of the
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• Changing Minds Changing Minds Contributions to the Study of Buddhism and Tibet in Honor of Jeffrey Hopkins
  Changing Minds; Contributions to the Study of Buddhism and Tibet in Honor of Jeffrey Hopkins 3. Painting the Target: On the Identification of the Object of Negation (dgag bya) – Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
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• Critical terms for the study of Buddhism (Buddhism and Modernity)
  ...m and Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. He is editor of the series Buddhism and Modernity. ...ry of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Critical terms for the study of Buddhism / edited by Donald S. Lopez Jr. p. cm. — (Buddhism and modernity
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• As Long as Space Endures Essays on the Kālacakra Tantra
  ...a]] Edward A. Arnold Editor on behalf of [[Namgyal Monastery]] [[Institute of Buddhist Studies]] .../ Edward A. Arnold, editor on behalf of [[Namgyal Monastery]] [[Institute of Buddhist Studies]]
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• The Thule Book by Bernard King
  ...w much warmth and {{Wiki|colour}} they brought into our childhood. In some of us, at least, they seemed to stir a racial [[memory]] and link us more clos ...[Elements]] of the Runes". It appears here both expanded and updated. Some of the illustrations were tidied by Ian Read for inclusion in the first bookle
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• Ways of Thinking of Eastern Peoples
  Ways of [[Thinking]] of Eastern Peoples ...acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for [[permanence]] and durability of the Council on Library Resources
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• A STUDY OF THE ŚARĪRĀRTHAGĀTHĀ IN THE YOGĀCĀRABHŪMI
  A STUDY OF THE [[ŚARĪRĀRTHAGĀTHĀ]] IN THE [[YOGĀCĀRABHŪMI]] to The Department of [[Indian]] Subcontinental Studies School of [[Languages]] and Cultures
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• The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
  List of the Chiefs [[Books]] consulted for Vocabulary (with Abbreviations). ...] (Pv) is quoted by canto and verse, and [[Culla-Niddesa]] (Nd2) by number of [[word]] in "Explanatory Matter".
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