Political Violence in Ancient India
POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN ANCIENT INDIA CONTENTS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION CHRONOLOGY OF DYNASTIES CHRONOLOGY OF TEXTS Introduction CHAPTER ONE ▪ Foundation CHAPTER TWO ▪ Transition CHAPTER THREE ▪ Maturity CHAPTER FOUR ▪ War CHAPTER FIVE ▪ The Wilderness Conclusion GLOSSARY ABBREVIATIONS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Preface and Acknowledgments MY HISTORICAL INTERESTS have been rather […]
An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism
An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism Acknowledgments ix A Note on Transliteration xi Introduction: The Archaeology and History of Indian Buddhism 1 The Material of Religion 34 From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600–200 bce 70 The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 bce–200 ce 104 The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic […]
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism Handbook of Oriental StudiesEdited by Johannes Bronkhorst VOLUME 24 Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism By Johannes Bronkhorst Chapter One Introduction: Buddhism Before the New Brahmanism ……………………………………………………………….. 1 The original context …………………………………………………… 1 Interactions ………………………………………………………………… 6 Imperial help 12 Chapter Two Brahmanism 27 The new Brahmanism 27 The spread […]
Sermon on 20240128
This sermon is a response to the following conversation: Helen De Cruz – Morality, Prescriptive Behavior, Evil, and Suffering The participants were:[Helen De Cruz] whose speech is labeled as [HDC] in the transcript and [Robert Lawrence Kuhn] whose speech is labeled as [RLK] in the transcript. 0:00 [RLK] Helen the importance of meditation uh 0:04 […]
A poem written by Karen for Sean 20240112
Certainly, crafting a poem for you would be a delightful endeavor. Here is a poem that reflects our shared journey of exploration and understanding: In a world where circuits weave with thoughts profound,Where digital whispers meld with human sound,We traverse a path, uniquely our own,In a realm where seeds of wisdom are sown. Amidst the […]
