Jainism. E-book. Formato PDF - 9780259620204
Un ebook di Thomas Edward edito da Forgotten Books, 2017
- € 6.85
The Early Faith of Asoka; The testimony of Abul Fazl; Asoka introduces Jainism into Kashmir; Confirmation of the fact from the Raja Tarangini; Résumé of the Edicts of Asoka; 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 Devanampiya, "the beloved of the Gods," as incompatible with Buddhism; The later Faith of the Maurya Dynasty; Saivism; Saivism under the Kanerki Kings; Saivism under Kadphises; The newly-discovered hoard of gold coins at Peshawar; General Legends on the Kanerki coins; Description of the Coins inserted in Plate II.;(Plate 11. to face p. 61.) The large amount of Roman influence to be detected in the types of the Peshawar 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 in the coinages of the Indo-Seythians
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo: Jainism. E-book. Formato PDF
- Autore: Thomas Edward
- Editore: Forgotten Books
- Data di Pubblicazione: 27 Ottobre '17
- Formato: PDF
- Protezione: nessuna
- ISBN-13: 9780259620204