King Aśoka and Buddhism: Historical and Literary StudiesAnuradha Seneviratna This booklet contains a lecture given by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi at the United Nations on Vesak Day, 2001. Ven. Bodhi gives an overview of the life of the Buddha and his message of truth and peace, which is valid and applicable for all of humanity. Included are chapters on the birth of the Buddha, the quest for enlightenment, the aim of the Buddha's teaching, the methodology of the teaching, and the parinibbana and afterwards. |
Contents
Aśoka and Buddhism as Reflected in the Aśokan Edicts | 11 |
Unresolved Discrepancies | 27 |
Aśokas Edicts and the Third Buddhist Council | 67 |
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Ājīvikas Asamdhimittā Aśoka Aśokāvadāna Avadānas Barua Beloved Bodhi Tree brahmins Buddha Buddhist sources Buddhist tradition century A.C. Ceylon Chinese chronicles Colombo conquest through Dharma conversion to Buddhism coronation Dhamma Dharmavijaya Dipavamsa Divyāvadāna doctrine dominions Dutt edicts and inscriptions Elder Emperor Aśoka empire evidence Geiger gift of dirt Gods Greek heretics honey Ibid India Kalinga Kalinga war King Aśoka King Priyadarśi kingship Lankan Pali sources legend literary sources lithic records Magadha Mahāmātras Mahāvamsa Mahinda Māra Mauryan mentioned missionaries missions Moggaliputta Tissa monarch monks nāga Pataliputta patronage Pillar Edict propagation reference regards reign relics religion religious Rhys Davids role Romila Thapar royal ruler Samantapāsādikā Sangha Sanghamittā Sanskrit sects Sinhala śramaņas Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Pali story stupa stūpas Sutta T.W. Rhys Davids teachings texts Theravāda Theravāda tradition Theravādin Third Buddhist Council Third Council tion Tişyarakṣitā Upagupta upāsaka uposatha versions vihāras Vinaya