The Bhilsa Topes: Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central India

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Smith, Elder and Company, 1854 - Buddhism - 370 pages

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Contents

Burning of his corpse
22
CHAPTER III
31
tope SÁNCHI
35
PAGE
36
1 Vinaya 2 Sutra
42
Identification of Kachhayana and Kátyáyana
49
31
51
CHAPTER IV
55
3 First Synod of five hundred monks
57
Rehearsal of Vinaya
58
Buddhas Hymn of Joy
59
Admission of women
60
Dress of the ascetics
61
Ditto
62
Sarmanes or Srámanas
63
Iatriki or Pratyekas
64
Bhilsa Topes
66
Difference between Buddhist and Christian ideas of immortality
67
Rules for the Bhikshu
68
His dress and equipments
69
CHAPTER V
71
Ditto
72
Date of Sakyas death543 B C
73
Chandra Guptas accession
75
The Bauddha community
77
Assembly of Second Synod
78
CHAPTER VII
81
CHAPTER VIII
87
inscription
103
Identity of Priyadarsi and Asoka
109
Appointed Governor of Ujain
112
CHAPTER X
115
The zeal of Asoka anticipated Christianity in religious missions
123
Death of Bindusára
125
Conquests of Menander in India
126
The Scythian Mauas expels the Greeks
127
Rise of the Yuchi or Tochari under Kadphises
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
Accession and conquests of Asoka
149
Inscription of Chandra Gupta at Udayagiri
150
Sanakánika name of the kingdom of Bhilsa
151
Vaishnava faith of the princes of Sanakánika
152
Lokáditya
161
Causes of the decline and fall of Buddhism
167
Description of Topes
169
Existing before Sákyas advent
175
The same description applies to the Great Sánchi Tope
176
1819 Various shapes of Topes
177
Their age ascertained approximately from shape
178

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