Fwd: [INDOLOGY] taxonomy question
Dipak Bhattacharya
dbhattacharya200498 at YAHOO.COM
Sun Aug 21 03:46:06 UTC 2011
Asoka was a reformer breaking with the past. See Rhys David's (Buddhist
India) remarks on how through out the ancient world the ancient
religions of customs and ritual were replaced by new ones based on
ethics. Asoka represented this emergent ideology.
Best
DB
--- On Sat, 20/8/11, Artur Karp <karp at UW.EDU.PL> wrote:
From: Artur Karp <karp at UW.EDU.PL>
Subject: [INDOLOGY] Fwd: [INDOLOGY] taxonomy question
To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
Date: Saturday, 20 August, 2011, 5:35 PM
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From: Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl>
Date: 2011/8/20
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] taxonomy question
To: George Thompson <gthomgt at gmail.com>
Well, let me quit boring the participants of this list with my
konstant karping re Aśoka Edicts.
But, one more question.
If "idha na kiMci jIvaM ArabhitpA prajUhitavyaM" reflects Aśoka's will
that all earlier (Vedic) sacrifices involving killing animals be
stopped altogether, then - in what way would be his successors' power
legitimized? Aśoka's claim to power is based on his participation in
the Vedic ritual of royal consecration (abhiSeka).
Regards,
Artur Karp
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