AsokaWritten by one of the eminent historians this book brings out substantially the chief features of King Asoka's glorious rule. It represents Asoka as a great humanitarian, wise statesman, good administrator, social reformer and upholder of truth, law and order. Nowhere else can we get such an immense wealth of information on the social and cultural milieu in the reign of this monarch. The book is divided into eight chapters. Of these the first six deal with the early life and family of the Emperor, the details of his career as king, his administration, religion, monuments, and the social conditions of the country during this period. The last two chapters contain the text of the inscriptions, their translation and annotation. Chapters II and VII are followed by appendices on the Asokan chronology from the legends and Rock Edicts. Chapter VIII has an appendix on the Script, Dialect and Grammar of the inscriptions. The value of the book is enhanced by the insertion of an index and addenda on some valuable inscriptions and Rock Edicts, fifteen plates and a map of Asoka's Empire. |
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... expression - samgham upagate , which refers to a condition intermediate between the upāsaka on the one hand and the fully - ordained Bhikkhu on the other , i.e. , the Bhikkhu passing through the two stages of ordination known as ...
... expression - samgham upagate , which refers to a condition intermediate between the upāsaka on the one hand and the fully - ordained Bhikkhu on the other , i.e. , the Bhikkhu passing through the two stages of ordination known as ...
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... expression Sāsanappaveśo , which corresponds to Samghe upagate of the edict . The edict calls this stage as one of active pursuit of the Dharma ( parākrama ) . Tradition gives the details and events of such activity , viz . , ( 1 ) ...
... expression Sāsanappaveśo , which corresponds to Samghe upagate of the edict . The edict calls this stage as one of active pursuit of the Dharma ( parākrama ) . Tradition gives the details and events of such activity , viz . , ( 1 ) ...
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... expression " rajaviṣaya , " king's dominion , is to be taken as an antithesis to the expression amtesu of 1. 8 . The meaning is that while , among the Antas or foreign peoples the king was achieving his dharma - vijaya , or moral ...
... expression " rajaviṣaya , " king's dominion , is to be taken as an antithesis to the expression amtesu of 1. 8 . The meaning is that while , among the Antas or foreign peoples the king was achieving his dharma - vijaya , or moral ...
Contents
TRANSLATION AND ANNOTATION OF THE INSCRIP | 107 |
ASOKAN EDICTS | 207 |
TEXTS OF THE INSCRIPTIONS | 215 |
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