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 Brahmanas Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist Elite 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 ideal indicated inscriptions janapada Jataka Kautalya Khattiyas king kingship Kosala Kosambi laity large number lay devotees literature London Magadha mahasalas Mahasanghikas Mahayana meditation mentioned MilP miracles monasteries monastic monks and nuns moral Nalanda nature nigama op.cit Pali texts paribbajakas Pataliputra person political 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 Vedic verses Vesali vihara villages Vinaya violence wealth Yuan Chwang