CONTENTS:- 1. The Buddha and Magadha. 2. The Rise of Magadha. 3. Chandragupta Maurya. 4. Asoka Ascends The Throne. 5. A Turning Point. 6. Asoka And The Sangha. 7. The Seven Dhamma Texts. 8. The Beginning of Dhamma Propagation. 9. Asoka's Benevolence. 10. Asoka's Reforms. 11. Asoka's Remorse. 12. Asoka's Dhamma. 13. The Third Buddhist Council. 14. Dhamma Vijaya. 15. 84,000 Stupas. 16. the Last Days of Asoka. 17. Asoka and Decline of Mauryan empire. 18. The Successors of Asoka. 19. Indians Forget Asoka. 20. Asoka Re-discovered. 21. Asokan Pillars. 22. Analysis of the Edicts of Asoka. 23. Historical Significance of the Edicts. 24. The Asoka Legacy. 25. Asoka's Greatness.
DESCRIPTION
The book is the first comprehensive and uptodate study on Asoka The Great, the greatest monarch ever to rule India. Divided in 25 chapters, it presents a critical assesment of Asoka's greatness and glory as a man, as a king, and as a patron of Buddhism.
