War as a Backdrop for Legislation: Stories of Ajātaśatru’s Warfare in Indian Buddhist Monastic Law Codes
While the story of the Magadhan king Ajātaśatru’s seeking the Buddha’s advice on attacking the Vṛjis is well known and much studied, rather less known and little studied are stories of his war or conflict with the Vṛjis embedded in Indian Buddhist monastic law codes. This paper explores these lesser...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 293-339 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ajatasatru, Magadha, König
/ Buddhist literature
/ Law
/ Technical literature
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Maudgalyāyana
B anāpatti B Vinayas B Ajātaśatru B War B pāyantikā B monastic legislation |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |