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The Story of the Nations: Buddhist India

The Story of the Nations: Buddhist India

W. Rhys Davids, T.

Paperback

PhilosophyBible StudiesIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 938916933X
ISBN13: 9789389169331
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.84
Height: 0.75 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
India before empire, before myth. In Buddhist India, T. W. Rhys Davids leads you into Ganges Valley India, from market towns to royal courts, where the questions of suffering, ethics, and community were argued in streets as well as monasteries. The result is a vivid map of the India during Buddha and the first centuries of the origins of Buddhism. Part of the Story of Nations series, this classic Buddhist history balances narrative drive with a scholar's respect for sources. Davids, a pioneering historian of early Buddhism, sets teachers and monastic orders within ancient Indian society: farming and trade, law and custom, language and ritual. He sketches the landscape of early Indian kingdoms and the rise of northern power, showing how ideas travelled with merchants, diplomats, and pilgrims. The arc reaches the Ashoka Mauryan Empire, when Buddhist thought gained an imperial patron and a wider horizon. First published in the great age of historical synthesis, this unabridged classic edition remains a compelling ancient India history book - approachable for general readers, yet substantial enough as a Buddhism study reference for South Asian history students and classic-library collectors. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. With its calm authority and lucid storytelling, it rewards a single weekend read or years of return visits, marking key debates and major turning points in South Asian history.

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