Early Buddhist society : the world of Gautama Buddha / Xinru Liu.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Liu, Xinru (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : SUNY Press, [2022]
Edition:	First SUNY Press edition.
Subjects:	Gautama Buddha Buddhism > History > To ca. 100 A.D. India > Social life and customs > To 1200. India > History > 324 B.C.-1000 A.D. History

Table of Contents:

The time of the Buddha
Ahura and Asura: Persians and Indians in the time of the Buddha
The maladies of urban life: epidemics, Asava, and the problem of addiction
Supporters in the cities: Gahapati, Setthi, Visakha, and women who fed the Sangha
Bimbisara, Pasenadi, Ajatasattu, and the Vajji Rajas
Queens and the Buddhist Sangha
Patacara and refugees who fled from cities
Newcomers from forests, mountains, and waters
From Aryans to Candalas: a mobile hierarchy in the Buddhist universe
Sanchi and Bharhut: visual memories of early Buddhist society.

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