The Bhilsa Topes, Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central India: Comprising a Brief Historical Sketch of the Rise, Progress and Decline of Buddhism ...

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Smith, Elder, 1854 - Bhilsa (India) - 370 pages

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Contents

Origin of Topes
9
Existing before Sákyas advent
10
Ditto
11
Ditto
12
Funeral Topes
13
Intimately connected with Buddhist religion
14
Probable date 250200 B C
16
Burning of his corpse
22
Toramánainscriptions at Eran and Gwalior
28
CHAPTER III
31
4 Philosophical systems of ditto
32
The Pythagoreans
33
Sákyas faith Buddha Dharma Sangha
34
The Samádhikas Contemplatists and the Prádhánikas Ma terialists
35
1 Early observations of mankind
36
Doctrine of Nirvritti and Pravritti or rest and action
37
The five Dhyáni Buddhas or personifications of the elements
38
The Sankhy a doctrine of the eternity of matter
39
Doctrine of the Sankhya teacher Patanjali
40
The Brahmanical Seswaras and the Aiswárika Buddhists
41
1 Vinaya 2 Sutra 3 Abhidharma
42
Their compilation in B c 543
44
Ditto
45
Ditto
46
Ditto
47
Identification of Kachhayana and Kátyáyana
49
Ditto
50
31
51
Ditto
52
Buddhism and Mahomedanism
53
CHAPTER IV
55
First Synod of five hundred monks
56
Types of the Buddhist classes
65
CHAPTER V
71
Chronological list of teachers
75
CHAPTER IX
97
No 9
99
8
104
Name of Asoka not mentioned in his own inscriptions
108
Sincerity of Asokas faith
114
1 Ten indulgences claimed by the Vaisáli fraternity
117
Relics of the missionaries found in the Bhilsa Topes
118
The zeal of Asoka anticipated Christianity in religious missions
123
CHAPTER XI
125
Conquests of Menander in India
126
The Scythian Mauas expels the Greeks
127
Rise of the Yuchi or Tochari under Kadphises
128
1 Accession and conquests of Asoka
128
Milindu Raja of Sakala
130
Buddhism extended into Tibet
131
By Klemens of Alexandria
133
By Palladius and Scholastikos
135
In the Hindu dramas
136
CHAPTER XII
138
Gupta era dates from establishment of dynasty
139
Gupta kings mentioned by the Chinese
140
Chronological table of the Guptas
141
7 Mr Thomass chronology
145
Reasons for adopting a later date
146
Silver currency of Gujrat copied from the drachmas of Apollodotus
149
Inscription of Chandra Gupta at Udayagiri
150
Group of Topes at Sánchi
180
Name of Sánchi
181
Story of the holy nettle at Shachi
182
Situation of the Great Tope No 1
183
Shape of the dome
184
Upper enclosure
185
Ceremonies on closing the reliccasket
186
Pillars of colonnade
187
Four gateways
189
Symbols of Buddha and Dharma
190
Variety of basreliefs
191
Figures of the four Buddhas
192
Lion pillar with inscription
193
Capital of pillar
194
Style of sculpture in the lions
195
CHAPTER XV
201
Worship of Buddhaas flame
207
SOUTH GATEWAY
213
No 10
216
WEST GATEWAY
218
Left PillarInner Face
233
No 11
237
87
248
Cornices or copings added to
258
On southern pillar
259
CHAPTER XVII
269
1 Position of Tope
275
Pinnacle
276
Ornaments of pillars
277
Basreliefs of Tope and wheel pillar
278
CHAPTER XIX
280
CHAPTER XX
285
Relicbox with inscription
286
Inscriptions on the steatite boxes
287
Remarks on the enshrined relics
289
Relics of ten Buddhist teachers in 240 B C
291
Intimate connection between the principal Buddhist leaders
292
Value of genealogies derivable from other Topes
293
TOPE SÁNCHI
295
Reliccasket of Maha Mogalána
299
His death and cremation
305
Position of the Topes
311
2 No 1 Tope
342
Buddhist railing
343
Opening of No 1
344
No 2 Tope
345
Opening of ditto
346
Tall steatite reliccasket
347
No 3 Tope
348
Relics presented by Aswa DevaInk writing
349
CHAPTER XXVII
351
The wheel a symbol of universal dominion
352
Crowns the summits of the Sánchi gateways
353
Quadruple symbol of Buddha
355
Symbol of Sangha
358
Triple symbol of Dharma
359
Probable Buddhist origin of Vithoba
360
Fair at Besnagar
361
Origin of the fair
362
Besnagar probably included in Vidarbha
363
Foundation of Bhilsa
364

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