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Author : Vincent Arthur Smith
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120613031
Author : Vincent A Smith W W Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8175364505
Author : Vincent Arthur Smith
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1347211446
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1126364996
Author : Vincent A. Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0266468306
Excerpt from Asoka, the Buddhist Emperor of India A volume on Asoka Maurya by Professor Rhys Davids was intended to be the first of the Rulers of India series, but unfortunately circumstances pre vented the fulfilment of that intention, and the series was closed leaving vacant the niche destined for the great Buddhist emperor. With the approval of Pro fessor Rhys Davids I have undertaken the preparation of a supplementary volume giving in a popular form the substance of what is known concerning the Maurya empire. The sources of our knowledge. Of ancient Indian history are so meagre that it is im possible to treat the subject of this volume in a manner similar to that in which the biographies of Akbar, Albuquerque, and other Indian worthies have been treated. All minute biographical details are lacking, and a distinct picture of the man Asoka cannot be painted. Nevertheless, enough is known to render the subject interesting, and if my book should fail to interest readers, the fault will lie rather with the author than with the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Vincent E Smith,
Publisher : Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789387022263
Asoka the great, as he is popularly known, was the last emperor of the Maurya dynasty of India. He ruled the major subcontinents in India, extending the lineage of his grandfather Chandragupta Maurya from Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. Also known as the Buddhist emperor, he became the biggest preacher of the religion in the country. He embraced Buddhism after the bloody and brutal war of Kalinga. He is remembered for the pillars and edicts propagating tenets of Buddhism, to spread virtues of honesty, truthfulness, compassion toward all, and for establishing monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Gautama Buddha. Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India charts how this exemplary king made history, and explores the transformation of a tyrant and despot to a devotional monk following and spreading the tenets of non-violence and benevolence.
Author : Vincent A. Smith
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1497982146
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.
Author : Vincent Arthur 1848-1920 Smith
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1360435093
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : A Vincent Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9353334373
Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India is regarded as a culturally important work in the historiography of the life and times of King Asoka. A masterpiece when it was first published, its importance has only increased with time.
Author : Vincent Arthur Smith
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 129822327X
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Vincent Arthur Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:470170635
Author : John S. Strong
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Aśoka, King of Magadha, active 259 B.C.
ISBN : 8120806166
This first 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 primarily from his edicts and rock inscriptions in many parts of the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive critical essay and a fluid translation, John Strong examines the importance of the Asoka of the legends for our overall understanding of Buddhism. Professor Strong contrasts the text with the Pali traditions about Kind Asoka and discusses the Buddhist view of kingship, the relationship of the state and the Buddhist community, the king s role in relating his kingdom to the person of the Buddha, and the connection between merit making, cosmology, and Buddhist doctrine. An appendix provides summaries of other stories about Asoka.
Author : Vincent Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521064741
Asoka, the Buddhist emperor of India. 296 Pages.
Author : Nayanjot Lahiri
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674915251
In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian subcontinent, and future generations of Asians came to see him as the ideal Buddhist king. Disentangling the threads of Ashoka’s life from the knot of legend that surrounds it, Nayanjot Lahiri presents a vivid biography of this extraordinary Indian emperor and deepens our understanding of a legacy that extends beyond the bounds of Ashoka’s lifetime and dominion. At the center of Lahiri’s account is the complex personality of the Maurya dynasty’s third emperor—a strikingly contemplative monarch, at once ambitious and humane, who introduced a unique style of benevolent governance. Ashoka’s edicts, carved into rock faces and stone pillars, reveal an eloquent ruler who, unusually for the time, wished to communicate directly with his people. The voice he projected was personal, speaking candidly about the watershed events in his life and expressing his regrets as well as his wishes to his subjects. Ashoka’s humanity is conveyed most powerfully in his tale of the Battle of Kalinga. Against all conventions of statecraft, he depicts his victory as a tragedy rather than a triumph—a shattering experience that led him to embrace the Buddha’s teachings. Ashoka in Ancient India breathes new life into a towering figure of the ancient world, one who, in the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, “was greater than any king or emperor.”
Author : Vincent A Smith
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9353868483
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
