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Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms

CHAPTER XXXVII
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88d 2s E.; near the mouth of the Hoogly.
(3) Perhaps Ching {.} is used here for any portions of the Tripitaka which he had obtained.
(4) "The Kingdom of the Lion," Ceylon.

Singhala was the name of a merchant adventurer from India, to whom the founding of the kingdom was ascribed.

His father was named Singha, "the Lion," which became the name of the country;--Singhala, or Singha-Kingdom, "the Country of the Lion." (5) Called the mani pearl or bead.

Mani is explained as meaning "free from stain," "bright and growing purer." It is a symbol of Buddha and of his Law.

The most valuable rosaries are made of manis..


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