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Author : Meena V. Talim
Release : 2010
Genre : Buddhist inscriptions
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Book Synopsis Edicts of King Aśoka by : Meena V. Talim
Download or read book Edicts of King Aśoka written by Meena V. Talim. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aśoka, fl. 272 B.C.-232 B.C., King of Magadha.
Author : Shravasti Dhammika
Release : 1993
Genre : Buddhism
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Download or read book The Edicts of King Asoka written by Shravasti Dhammika. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aśoka (King of Magadha)
Release : 1978-10-15
Genre : Philosophy
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Download or read book Edicts of Asoka written by Aśoka (King of Magadha). This book was released on 1978-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asoka, the remarkable Indian ruler of third century B. C., who not only renounced the warlike policies of his early career but actually made a public proclamation of his errors, left a record of his teachings which he hoped would endure forever. It was inscribed on stone, not as a monument to himself but as a record of moral law. "The Edicts of Asoka," writes Richard McKeon in his Foreword, "form part of a large body of literature, drawn from all cultures, which seeks power not in domination of men or accumulation of possessions but in conquest of self, in understanding of others, and in conquest of self, in understanding of others, and in contemplation of truths within the scope of reason and goods within the scope of action...The classics of this literature may take on a new importance and a new power in the world today." -- from back cover.
Author : John S. Strong
Release : 1989
Genre : Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C.
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Book Synopsis The Legend of King Aśoka by : John S. Strong
Download or read book The Legend of King Aśoka written by John S. Strong. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism. Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.
Author : Aśoka (King of Magadha)
Release : 1959
Genre : Buddhism [1959].
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Download or read book The Edicts of Asoka written by Aśoka (King of Magadha). This book was released on 1959. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
