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| Introduction |
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| I. The Mythic Sweep from Sumer to Bihar |
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| II. Buddhism and the Decline of Brahmanism |
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| III. The Rise of Buddhism |
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| IV. The Spread of Buddhism to Lanka |
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| V. The Mahavamsa as Literature |
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1 The Visits of the Tathagata to Lanka |
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I. Lord Buddha's First Visit to Lanka at Mahiyangana |
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II. Lord Buddha's Second Visit to Lanka at Nagadipa |
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III. The Buddha's Third Visit to Lanka at Kelyani |
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Commentary: The Buddha's Visits to Lanka: Fiction and Fact |
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2 The Dynasty of Mahasammata Commentary: The Buddha's Lineages |
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3 The First Council Commentary: The Fateful First Council |
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4 The Second Council Commentary: The Second Council and the Authenticity of Oral Tradition |
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I. The Consecration of Asoka the Righteous |
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II. Asoka's Conversion to Buddhism by Samanera Nigrodha |
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III. The Entrance to the Faith |
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IV. Ordination of Asoka's Son Mahinda and Daughter Sanghamitta |
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V. The Provision of Medicaments to the Sangha |
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VI. The Defrocking of the Heretics |
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VII. The Compilation of the True Dhamma |
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Commentary: The Eighteen Dissident Sects |
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I. The Discovery and Early Settlement of Lanka |
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II. Ancient Trade Routes from India to Lanka |
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IV. Evolution of the Island's Names from Lanka to Sri Lanka |
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7 The Consecration of Vijaya |
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I. Relations Between Lanka and the South Indian Kingdoms |
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II. Caste and Demarcations of Labor in Ancient Lanka |
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8 The Consecration of Panduvasudeva Commentary: Settlement and Social Conditions in Pre-Buddhist Lanka |
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9 The Consecration of Abhaya Commentary: Brahmi, The Early Written Language of India |
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10 The Consecration of Pandukabhaya Commentary: Religions in Pre-Buddhist Lanka |
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135 | (12) |
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11 The Consecration of Devanampiyatissa |
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147 | (4) |
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12 The Conversion of Different Countries Commentary: Buddhism's Diffusion Throughout Asia |
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151 | (6) |
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13 The Arrival of Mahinda Commentary: Magical Events, Folk Beliefs, and Popular Buddhism |
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157 | (10) |
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14 The Entry into the City Commentary: Was There a Prior Arrangement Between Asoka and Devanampiyatissa to Convert Lanka to Buddhism? |
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167 | (8) |
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15 The Acceptance of the Mahavihara Commentary: Popular Devotions and Buddhist Materialism |
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16 The Acceptance of the Cetiyapabbatavihara Commentary: Roots of the Gangetic Polity |
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17 The Arrival of the Relics Commentary: The Distribution of the Buddha's Relics |
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18 The Acquisition of the Great Bodhi Tree |
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19 The Arrival of the Bodhi Tree Commentary: Imitative Magic, the Bodhi Tree, and the Sprinkle Charm |
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20 The Nibbana of the Thera Commentary: The Spirit of Mahinda in the Buddhist Clergy Today |
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209 | (8) |
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21 Five Kings Commentary: The Making of a Water Commonwealth |
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217 | (8) |
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22 The Birth of Prince Gamini Commentary: The Sinhalese-Tamil Conflict |
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23 The Levying of Warriors |
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24 The War of the Two Brothers Commentary: The Psychology of the Gangean/Lankan Male |
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25 The Victory of Dutthagamini |
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247 | (6) |
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26 The Dedication of the Maricavatti Monastery |
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27 The Dedication of the Lohapasada |
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255 | (4) |
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28 The Acquisition of Material for the Mahathupa |
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259 | (4) |
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29 The Beginning of the Mahathupa |
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263 | (4) |
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30 The Making of the Relic Chamber |
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I. Thera Mahanama's "Painted Scenes" and Early Buddhist Art? |
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II. The Development of Buddhist Art |
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III. Androgyny in Buddhist Imagery |
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31 The Enshrining of the Relics Commentary: Devotion and the Distortion of Doctrine |
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285 | (14) |
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32 Going to Tusita Heaven Commentary: Buddhist Cosmology |
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299 | (8) |
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33 The Ten Kings Commentary: The Oral Tradition Becomes Written |
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307 | (10) |
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34 The Eleven Kings Commentary: A Great Era of Religious Change |
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317 | (10) |
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35 The Twelve Kings Commentary: The Rise of Mahayana in India |
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327 | (16) |
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36 The Thirteen Kings Commentary: Mahayana in Lanka |
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357 | (16) |
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II. The Later History of Mahayana in Lanka |
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III. Tantra in India and Lanka |
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V. Buddhism's Decline in India |
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| Appendix A The Jataka Tales: Daily-Life Buddhism |
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| Appendix B Rice |
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| Glossary |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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