Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India |
Contents
THE HISTORY OF ASOKA | 11 |
EXTENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPIRE | 75 |
72 | 126 |
75 | 132 |
THE ROCK EDICTS | 149 |
THE PILLAR AND MISCELLANEOUS INSCRIPTIONS | 198 |
THE CEYLONESE LEGEND OF ASOKA | 231 |
THE INDIAN LEGENDS OF ASOKA | 247 |
APPENDIX | 268 |
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Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India: The Buddhist Emperor of India Vincent Arthur Smith No preview available - 2019 |
Common terms and phrases
Âjîvikas ancient animals Arachosia Arthasâstra ascetics Bairât Bhâbrû Edict Bharhut Bihâr Bindusâra Brahmans brother Buddha Buddhist Bühler capital Cave Censors century Ceylon Chandragupta Chandragupta Maurya chap Church consecrated Cunningham Dasaratha death dhamma Dîpavamsa District document dominions duty Edict VII elephant emperor empire exist Fa-hien Fourteen Rock Edicts Gracious Majesty High Officers Hindu Hiuen Tsang holy Hultzsch India inscriptions interpretation Jain Kalinga Kalinga Edicts Kausâmbî Khotan King Asoka king's kingdom Kunâla Law of Piety legend Magadha Mahendra Majesty the King Maurya means Megasthenes miles Minor Pillar Edicts Minor Rock Edict monastery monks palace Pâtaliputra Patna person prince proclamation provinces Râjâs record regnal reign religion rendering river royal Rummindêî Sacred and Gracious Sacred Majesty saint saith His Sacred Sânchî Sanskrit Sârnâth Satrap scripture sects seems Seleukos Senart slaughter sovereign stúpa Taxila tion Tishya transl translation Triparadeisos Ujjain word Yavana