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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
Pages
1-30
Position of the Bhagavati Sūtra in the Arddha
Magadhi Canon. Its inter-relation to the other
canonical works. Section 1. Position of the Bhagavati Sūtra in the
Arddha-Māgadhi Canon. „ II. Inter-relation of the Bhagavati Sūtra
to the other canonical works.
31-61
CHAPTER II. Its authorship and date. Examination of the internal
and external evidences, such as, linguistic and
literary as well as historical. Section 1. Authorship and date of the Bhagavati
| Sutra. , II. Analysis of the contents.
III. Language, , IV. Style.
CHAPTER III.
62-145
Political Conditions. ... Section 1. Political disunity.
II. Factors of political conditions. III. Polity and Administration. IV. System of Administration.
v. Structure of Government.
VI. Function of Government. VII a. Administration of Justice.
b. Army.
c. Ethics of War. VIII. Inter-state Relation. IX. Gaņa-polity as revealed in the
Bhagavati Sūtra.
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