New Light on Early Buddhism

Ajatasattu anarchy Ancient India AngN Arthasastra ascetics Asoka associated attha and dhamma B.G. Gokhale beauty became becomes bhakti Bimbisara Bodhisattva Bombay Brahmanas Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist political cakkavatti Calcutta called Canon century A.D. concept cult Delhi dhamma Digha Nikaya disciples disorder distinct doctrine DPPN Early Buddhist economic elite group existence Fa-Hsien faith gahapati Gupta age human ideas indicated inscriptions Jataka Kautalya Khattiyas king kingship Kosala Kosambi laity large number lay devotees literature London Magadha mahasalas Mahasanghikas Mahayana meditation mentioned Milinda MilP miracles monasteries monastic monks and nuns moral Nalanda nature nigama op.cit Pali texts paribbajakas Pataliputra person practice preaching Rajagaha religion religious ritual royal rule ruler saddha Sakya samanas samgha SamN Savatthi social society spiritual stupas sutta Sutta Nipata T.W. Rhys Davids theory Theravada Therigatha tradition upasakas urban Veda Vedic verses Vesali vihara villages Vinaya wealth Yuan Chwang