Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India |
Contents
CHAP PAGE | 11 |
EXTENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPIRE | 75 |
THE MONUMENTS | 107 |
THE ROCK EDICTS | 149 |
THE CEYLONESE LEGEND OF ASOKA | 231 |
THE INDIAN LEGENDS OF ASOKA | 247 |
APPENDIX | 268 |
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Ajīvikas ancient animals Arachosia Arthaśastra ascetics Bhābrū Bharhut Bindusara Brahmans brother Buddha Buddhist Bühler capital Cave Censors century Ceylon Chanakya Chandragupta Chandragupta Maurya chap Church consecrated Cunningham Dasaratha death dharma Dhauli Dipavamsa 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 proclamation provinces record regnal reign religion rendering river royal Rummindeī Sacred and Gracious Sacred Majesty saint saith His Sacred Sānchī Sanskrit Sarnath scripture sects seems Seleukos Senart Siddapura slaughter sovereign stśpa Taxila tion Tishya transl translation Ujjain word Yavana