TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lahiri,Nayanjot
TI  - Searching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand
SN  - 9781438492858
U1  - 934.045 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Orient Blackswan Private Ltd
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Theravāda Buddhism
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -