Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand (Record no. 23374)
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| fixed length control field | 00979cam a22001818i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781438492858 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 934.045 |
| Author Cutter | LAH |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Lahiri, Nayanjot, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Orient Blackswan Private Ltd |
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 244 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: Encountering Ashoka -- 1. Imaging Ashoka at Sanchi -- 2. Among Kings at Kanaganahalli -- 3. On the Edge of a Junagadh Lake -- 4. Looking Back at Barabar -- 5. Searching Siblings in Sri Lanka -- 6. Among Relics and Shrines in Myanmar -- 7. Ashokas in Thailand -- 8. Fabricating Remembrance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Reveals how the persona of India's most famous emperor was constantly reinvented in ancient times to suit a variety of social visions, political agendas, and moral purposes"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Buddhism |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Buddhism |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | TheravÄda Buddhism |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Henry Martyn Institute Library | Henry Martyn Institute Library | General stacks | 09/25/2023 | Director | 895.00 | 934.045 LAH | 11-4776 | Books |