Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. PART ONE. AŚOKA AND HIS LEGEND
5. CHAPTER ONE The Legend and Its Background 3
6. CHAPTER TWO Dirt and Dharma: Kingship in the Aśokavādāna 38
7. CHAPTER THREE King and Layman: Aśoka’s Relationship to the Buddhist Community 71
8. CHAPTER FOUR Aśoka and the Buddha 101
9. CHAPTER FIVE Aśoka: Master of Good Means and Merit Maker 134
10. PART TWO. THE LEGEND OF AŚOKA: A TRANSLATION OF THE AŚOKĀVADĀNA
11. Introduction to the Translation 169
12. The Legend of Aśoka 173
13. APPENDIX Sanskrit Legends about Aśoka Not Appearing in the Aśokāvadāna 295
14. Glossary 305
15. Bibliography of Works Cited 313
16. Index 329