Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India

Ajīvikas Allahabad Ambhi ancient animals Arachosia Arthaśastra ascetics Bairāt Bhābrū Bharhut Bindusara Brahmans brother Buddha Buddhist Bühler capital Cave Censors century Ceylon Chanakya Chandragupta Chandragupta Maurya chap Church consecrated Cunningham Dasaratha death dhamma dharma Dīpavamsa District document dominions duty Edict VII elephant emperor empire exert exist Fa-hien facs Fourteen Rock Edicts Girnar Gracious Majesty High Officers Hindu Hiuen Tsang holy Hultzsch India inscriptions interpretation Jain Kalinga Kalinga Edicts Khotan King Asoka king's kingdom Law of Piety legend Magadha Mahavamsa Mahendra Majesty the King Maurya means Megasthenes miles Minor Pillar Edicts Minor Rock Edict monastery monks palace Pātaliputra Patna person prince provinces record regnal reign religion rendering river royal Rummindeī Sacred and Gracious Sacred Majesty saint saith His Sacred Sānchī Sanskrit scripture sects seems Seleukos Senart slaughter sovereign stśpa Taxila tion Tishya transl translation Ujjain word Yavana