The legend of king Asoka/ (Record no. 159286)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 00295nam a2200121Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780691634050 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.3 |
| Item number | STR/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Strong, John S. |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The legend of king Asoka/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | John S. Strong |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | MBP, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 336p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART ONE. ASOKA AND HIS LEGEND<br/>Chapter One. The Legend and Its Background<br/>The Legends and the Edicts<br/>A Synopsis of the Asokavaddna<br/>The Sanskrit and Pali Recensions of the Legend<br/>The World of the Asokavaddna<br/>Buddhism in Mathura and Beyond<br/>Conclusion<br/>Chapter Two. Dirt and D.harma; Kingship in the<br/>Asokavaddna<br/>Asoka the Fierce<br/>The Myth of the Cakravartin<br/>Asoka and the Cakravartin Ideal<br/>- The Gift of Dirt<br/>The Gift of Dirt and the Gift of Honey<br/>Conclusion<br/>Chapter Tliree. King and Layman: Asoka's<br/>Relationship to the Buddhist Community<br/>Asoka and Samudra<br/>Asoka and Upagupta<br/>Asoka and Pindola Bharadvaja<br/>Asoka and Yasas<br/>Asoka's Offerings to the Sangha<br/>TTie Great Quinquennial Festival<br/>The Gift of Half a Myrobalan<br/>Conclusion<br/>Chapter Four. Asoka and the Buddha<br/>Dharmakaya and Rupakaya<br/>The Building of the 84,000 Stupas<br/>Asoka's Pilgrimage<br/>Asoka and the Bodhi Tree<br/>The Asoka Tree<br/>Conclusion<br/>Chapter Five. Asoka: Master of Good Means and<br/>Merit Maker<br/>Asoka and his Brother Vitasoka<br/>Asoka and his Minister Yasas<br/>Cosmological Vision<br/>The Doctrine of Essence<br/>Essence and Merit Making<br/>Conclusion<br/>Conspectus<br/>PART TWO. THE LEGEND OF ASOKA: A TRANSLATION<br/>OF THE A^OKAVADANA<br/>Introduction to the Translation<br/>The Legend of Asoka<br/>Prologue<br/>Upagupta's Past Life<br/>The Sanakavasin Episode<br/>The Story of Vasavadatta<br/>Upagupta's Ordination<br/>Upagupta and Mara<br/>The Gift of Dirt<br/>The Buddha's Smile<br/>Asoka's Birth<br/>Asoka's Accession<br/>Asoka the Fierce<br/>Samudra and Asoka's Conversion<br/>TTie 84,000 Stupas<br/>The Legend of VTtasoka<br/>VTtasoka's Death<br/>Vltasoka's Past Life<br/>Asoka and His Minister Yasas<br/>The Meeting of Asoka and Upagupta<br/>Asoka's Pilgrimage<br/>The Stupas of the Buddha's Disciples<br/>The Worship of Bodhi<br/>Pindola Bharadvaja<br/>The Quinquennial Festival<br/>The Birth of Kunala<br/>The Taksasila Uprising and Asoka's Illness<br/>Kunala's Blinding and Enlightenment<br/>Kunala's Return<br/>Kunala's Past Life<br/>Asoka's Last Gift<br/>Pusyamitra and the End of the Mauryan Line |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Asoka |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | India-- History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 294.3 STR/T | P14118 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |