The Legend of King Asoka : : A Study and Translation of the Asokavadana / / John S. Strong.
An 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 prima...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1984 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Library of Asian Translations ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART ONE. AŚOKA AND HIS LEGEND
- CHAPTER ONE The Legend and Its Background
- CHAPTER TWO Dirt and Dharma: Kingship in the Aśokavādāna
- CHAPTER THREE King and Layman: Aśoka's Relationship to the Buddhist Community
- CHAPTER FOUR Aśoka and the Buddha
- CHAPTER FIVE Aśoka: Master of Good Means and Merit Maker
- PART TWO. THE LEGEND OF AŚOKA: A TRANSLATION OF THE AŚOKĀVADĀNA
- Introduction to the Translation
- The Legend of Aśoka
- APPENDIX Sanskrit Legends about Aśoka Not Appearing in the Aśokāvadāna
- Glossary
- Bibliography of Works Cited
- Index