00979cam a22001818i 4500 9781438492858 934.045 LAH Lahiri, Nayanjot, Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand New Delhi Orient Blackswan Private Ltd 2022 244 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. "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"-- Buddhism Buddhism Theravāda Buddhism BK 0 0 0 0 HMI HMI GEN 2023-09-25 Director 895.00 0 934.045 LAH 11-4776 2023-09-25 2023-09-25 BK 23374 23374