Jainism Early Faith of Ashoka

Author(s): Edward Thomas
Publisher: Trubner and Company London

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The Early FAITH of Asoka- - - - The testimony of Abul Fazl, - - - Aşoka introduces JAINISM into Kashmir . . Confirmation of the fact from the Rája Tarangiņi . . Résumé of the Edicts of Aşoka - - - - - Dr. Kern’s new translations - - - - - Professor Wilson's opinion as to the total absence of any
reference to Buddhism in the Rock and Pillar edicts - The gradations of belief to be detected between the periods of
the Rock and Pillar edicts - - - - - - Facsimile of the alphabetical characters of the Inscriptions The edicts dating from the tenth and twelfth years of Asoka's reign -
- - Mention of Antiochus, the Greek king
(Plate I. to face p. 42.) The Pillar Edicts of the twenty-seventh year Reference to the Five Greek Kings (Note) - The aim and purpose of the Inscriptions - - - POSITIVE BUDDHISM (the Bhabra Edict). - The disuse of the title of Devánampiya, “the beloved of the
Gods," as incompatible with Buddhism - - The later FAITH of the Maurya DynastySaivism
- - - - Saivism under the Kanerki Kings -
- - Saivism under Kadphises The newly-discovered hoard of gold coins at Pesháwar - General Legends on the Kanerki coins Description of the Coins inserted in Plate II.
. . (Plate II. to face p. 61.) The large amount of Roman influence to be detected in the
types of the Pesháwar find - - - - - Roman coins found in a Tumulus at Manikyala - The causes which may have led to the introduction of so
much Roman Art and so many Roman Gods into the coinages of the Indo-Scythians -
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