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Preface

Chapters in this book

  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
The Legend of King Asoka
This chapter is in the book The Legend of King Asoka
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400857098.xi

Chapters in this book

  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
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