Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 543
Theselands are described in the old Buddhist chronicles ofCeylon as being Southern India and Ceylon, and to theland of the. Greek king, Antiochus. He is said to havesent embassies to four Greek kings, and to have wonfrom them a victory, not by the sword, but by religion. The most important of all… … SCULPTURED GATEWAY TO THE TOPE OF SANCHI, INDIA. BUDDHISM IN IXDIA AND CEYLON. 543 missionary. Mahinda had been for twelve years a mem-ber of the Sangha, or order of mendicants. One yearafter the great council of the thousand monks, he started
Religions · Devil
Internet Archive · Brigham Young University · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.