01105cam a22001938i 4500020001800000082001700018100002200035245007900057260005000136300000800186505034800194520018100542650001300723650001300736650002500749942000700774952011300781999001700894  a978143849285800a934.045bLAH1 aLahiri, Nayanjot,10aSearching for Ashoka : Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand  aNew DelhibOrient Blackswan Private Ltdc2022  a2440 aIntroduction: 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.  a"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"-- 0aBuddhism 0aBuddhism 0aTheravāda Buddhism  cBK  00104070aHMIbHMIcGENd2023-09-25eDirectorg895.00l0o934.045 LAHp11-4776r2023-09-25w2023-09-25yBK  c23374d23374