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evolutions in his religious life, 244; - in his early years, he accepted the supremacy of the Brahmans, 244; -- in the ninth year after his coronation, he becaine a Bud. dhist Updsaka, 234, 235; - and proceeded to deprive the Brahmans of their divine prestige, 257; - and in the eleventh year, he made a State entry into the Buddhist church, 235; - the origin of his conversion was the deeds of violence which accompanied the conquest of Kalinga, 257; - he was a declared adherent to Buddhism from the ninth year, 2-45 ; - the doctrines which he professed, 259; - his
personul character ................................. 265 Asoka's edicts, Dr. Bühler on the epigraphy
of ........................ ............... 117, 118 A&Ricad inamil, the, noted .................. 85 n. dsraya, a subdivision of a vishaya .................. 98 Atavidurjaya, an officer of Vishnuvar. dhana I..........
................ 18, 96 Atharva-Voda (sce Kausiksitre), 90; - the
numbering of the parisiratas of the ......... 148 Atayuparru, an ancient town or village ...... 418 Arestu, notes on the grammar of the............ 148 A yapa-Rautariya, another name of Ganadova 393 Ayrton, his murder at Multan ...............215, 216
American, Apocrypha, notes on, 427: -date
of the alphabet ................................ Arthuna inscription of Chamundaraja, of
Vikrama-Sarıvat 1136: English equivalent of the date......
............. 129 and n. Arutaúkarcáriya, a subdivision of the Gudra
hirl vishay ........................................ 98 Aryadevi. apparently the name of the wife of Dinârnava ...........
.............. 272 Aryans, European origin of; criticisin of Van den Gheyn's work on the ......
393 A sökitthe great Buddhist king; inentioned
by the name or title of Piyadasi (= Priyadarsin), 168, 170, 231, 232, 263, 364; - and by the pithet of Dorciumipiye, 165. 231; - he had also the name of Dharmasokat, 233, 263 :- probably Priyadaréin was his original name, and he took the name Asoka or Dharmaśôka at his conversion to Bud"Thism, 263; – his rock edicts at Sabasaram, Rupnaith, Bairât, and Bhabra, and the inscriptions in the Baribar caves; M. Senart's texts and translations, rendered into English by Mr. Grierson, 154, 165, 168 ; - Dr. Bühler's rendering of the Barabar cave inscriptions (and of the Nagarjuni cave inscriptions of Asoka's grandson, Dasaratha), 361; -discussion 18 to the author and language of the inscriptions, 229; - I., the author, 229; - the Piyadasi of the inscriptions is the Asoka of the literary records, 232; -his coronation is to be placed four years and five months after his accession, 235; - the chronological order of the inscriptions, 236; - the period of them is fixed by the mention of certain contemporaneous Greek kings, 238 ; his accession is to be placed about B. C. 273, and his coronation in B. C. 270. or 269, . . 242, 243; - members of his fanıily, 246 ; - his royal residence was at Påfaliputra, 247; - the extent of his dominions, 247; the synchronous Greek kings, and Indian and other tribes, mentioned in his inscriptions, 238; - his empire em braced the whole of Northern India, ex. tended to the central plateau of the Dekhan, and was bordered by provinces over which he exercised suzerainty, 249; - his relations with foreign countries, 255; - the opening phrase of his edicts is a trace of the influence exercised by the Persian conquest and administration in north-western India, 255; - the classes of his functionaries, and their duties, 249; - the amusanyina, a religious institution, 253; -literary traditions about Abôka, 256; -the successive
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Bacchus, see Dionysus .............. ............... 51 Bå ghêra, perhaps mentioned as Vav. voraa.....................
............... 202 and n. Bahậwalpur, Nawab of, bis share in the cap
ture of Multan ......... Baijnath Prasastis, the; improvements in
the reading. 114; - remarks on the date
of one of them................. ....................... 15+ Bairất rock edict of Asoka, edited ............... 15+ Balâtkára-Cana, another name of the Saras
vati.Gachchha......... Balavar, the Wisdom of, a note on the Geor.
gian romance of ........ Balavarmadova, Mahasamanta, 123:- his grant, edited ..........
............ 123 Balder, the myth of, discussed, 199, 200;
- Balder's Bale-fires discussed ................ 199 Balláladova-Velabhata .............................. 271 banners and creats, differences between the devices on ..............
......... 279 n. Barabar Hill mentioned by the ancient name
of Khalati or Khalatika, 169, 170, 364 and n.; - the cave inscriptions of Asoka, edited; M. Senart's renderings, 168 ; -
Dr. Bühler's........................................ 361 Barlaam and Joasaf, authorship discus. sed, 86, 427, 428; -a Persian version of, 88; -non-Christian versions of, noted, 86; - a note on the geography of .................... 67
