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Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand

By Nayanjot Lahiri

Book information

Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2023
ISBN
1438492855, 9781438492858
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9844817 bytes)
Pages
244\260
Time added
2023-04-08 19:36:05

Description

Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes. Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Encountering Ashoka 1 Imaging Ashoka at Sanchi 2 Among Kings at Kanaganahalli 3 On the Edge of a Junagadh Lake 4 Looking Back at Barabar 5 Searching Siblings in Sri Lanka 6 Among Relics and Shrines in Myanmar 7 Ashokas in Thailand 8 Fabricating Remembrance Bibliography Index

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