The legend of king Asoka/ John S. Strong

By: Strong, John SMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi : MBP, 2008Description: 336p. ; 24cmISBN: 9780691634050Subject(s): Asoka | India-- HistoryDDC classification: 294.3
Contents:
PART ONE. ASOKA AND HIS LEGEND Chapter One. The Legend and Its Background The Legends and the Edicts A Synopsis of the Asokavaddna The Sanskrit and Pali Recensions of the Legend The World of the Asokavaddna Buddhism in Mathura and Beyond Conclusion Chapter Two. Dirt and D.harma; Kingship in the Asokavaddna Asoka the Fierce The Myth of the Cakravartin Asoka and the Cakravartin Ideal - The Gift of Dirt The Gift of Dirt and the Gift of Honey Conclusion Chapter Tliree. King and Layman: Asoka's Relationship to the Buddhist Community Asoka and Samudra Asoka and Upagupta Asoka and Pindola Bharadvaja Asoka and Yasas Asoka's Offerings to the Sangha TTie Great Quinquennial Festival The Gift of Half a Myrobalan Conclusion Chapter Four. Asoka and the Buddha Dharmakaya and Rupakaya The Building of the 84,000 Stupas Asoka's Pilgrimage Asoka and the Bodhi Tree The Asoka Tree Conclusion Chapter Five. Asoka: Master of Good Means and Merit Maker Asoka and his Brother Vitasoka Asoka and his Minister Yasas Cosmological Vision The Doctrine of Essence Essence and Merit Making Conclusion Conspectus PART TWO. THE LEGEND OF ASOKA: A TRANSLATION OF THE A^OKAVADANA Introduction to the Translation The Legend of Asoka Prologue Upagupta's Past Life The Sanakavasin Episode The Story of Vasavadatta Upagupta's Ordination Upagupta and Mara The Gift of Dirt The Buddha's Smile Asoka's Birth Asoka's Accession Asoka the Fierce Samudra and Asoka's Conversion TTie 84,000 Stupas The Legend of VTtasoka VTtasoka's Death Vltasoka's Past Life Asoka and His Minister Yasas The Meeting of Asoka and Upagupta Asoka's Pilgrimage The Stupas of the Buddha's Disciples The Worship of Bodhi Pindola Bharadvaja The Quinquennial Festival The Birth of Kunala The Taksasila Uprising and Asoka's Illness Kunala's Blinding and Enlightenment Kunala's Return Kunala's Past Life Asoka's Last Gift Pusyamitra and the End of the Mauryan Line
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PART ONE. ASOKA AND HIS LEGEND
Chapter One. The Legend and Its Background
The Legends and the Edicts
A Synopsis of the Asokavaddna
The Sanskrit and Pali Recensions of the Legend
The World of the Asokavaddna
Buddhism in Mathura and Beyond
Conclusion
Chapter Two. Dirt and D.harma; Kingship in the
Asokavaddna
Asoka the Fierce
The Myth of the Cakravartin
Asoka and the Cakravartin Ideal
- The Gift of Dirt
The Gift of Dirt and the Gift of Honey
Conclusion
Chapter Tliree. King and Layman: Asoka's
Relationship to the Buddhist Community
Asoka and Samudra
Asoka and Upagupta
Asoka and Pindola Bharadvaja
Asoka and Yasas
Asoka's Offerings to the Sangha
TTie Great Quinquennial Festival
The Gift of Half a Myrobalan
Conclusion
Chapter Four. Asoka and the Buddha
Dharmakaya and Rupakaya
The Building of the 84,000 Stupas
Asoka's Pilgrimage
Asoka and the Bodhi Tree
The Asoka Tree
Conclusion
Chapter Five. Asoka: Master of Good Means and
Merit Maker
Asoka and his Brother Vitasoka
Asoka and his Minister Yasas
Cosmological Vision
The Doctrine of Essence
Essence and Merit Making
Conclusion
Conspectus
PART TWO. THE LEGEND OF ASOKA: A TRANSLATION
OF THE A^OKAVADANA
Introduction to the Translation
The Legend of Asoka
Prologue
Upagupta's Past Life
The Sanakavasin Episode
The Story of Vasavadatta
Upagupta's Ordination
Upagupta and Mara
The Gift of Dirt
The Buddha's Smile
Asoka's Birth
Asoka's Accession
Asoka the Fierce
Samudra and Asoka's Conversion
TTie 84,000 Stupas
The Legend of VTtasoka
VTtasoka's Death
Vltasoka's Past Life
Asoka and His Minister Yasas
The Meeting of Asoka and Upagupta
Asoka's Pilgrimage
The Stupas of the Buddha's Disciples
The Worship of Bodhi
Pindola Bharadvaja
The Quinquennial Festival
The Birth of Kunala
The Taksasila Uprising and Asoka's Illness
Kunala's Blinding and Enlightenment
Kunala's Return
Kunala's Past Life
Asoka's Last Gift
Pusyamitra and the End of the Mauryan Line

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