Ashoka the Great

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The book is the first comprehensive and uptodate study on Ashoka the great, the greatest monarch ever to rule India. Divided into 25 chapters, it presents a critical assessment of Ashoka’s greatness and glory as a man as a king, and as a paltron of buddhism.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR D C Ahir

D.C. Ahir (born 1928, Punjab) is a reputed scholar of Buddhist studies, and has made notable contribution to the history of Buddhism during the last 42 years. He retired as Director to the Government of India in February 1986, and since then is fully engaged in enriching literature. He already has more than forty published works to his credit, besides numerous articles on Buddhism. In appreciation of his noble and notable contribution to the Buddhist Literature as a Distinguished Scholarand Author, the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath conferred on him on 30 November 2001 the Honorary Title of Buddha Sahitya Shiromani.

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Title
Ashoka the Great
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8170187788
Length
x+228p., Plates; 23cm
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