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India under the Kushāṇas
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- Creator
- by B.N. Puri
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- Language
- English
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- First edition
- Bombay : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1965
- Physical Details
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- xv, 268 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- OCLC
- ocm02496179, ocm02496179
- Label mounted on title page: Sole distributors in the USA: Paragon Book Gallery, New York.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262).
- I. The Kushanas -- The nationality of the Kushanas -- The Mongoloid origin theory -- The Saka Iranian theory -- The classical Greek and Latin sources -- Indian sources -- Conclusions -- II. The Kadphises -- The sources -- The date of Kujula Kadphises and the old Saka era -- Kujula Kadphises' conquests -- Kujula Kadphises and Hermaeus -- Kujula Kara Kadphises -- Wima Kadphises -- Wima Kadphises and his accession -- Relations with the Saka Kshatrapas -- Wima Kadphises' empire & Soter Megas -- Wima Kadphises & his relations with China and Rome -- The intruders in Kushana history -- III. Kanishka and his successors -- Kanishka as a little Yueh-chi -- Scheme of conquest -- Kanishka's era -- Epigraphic evidence & chronology -- Numismatic evidence -- Indian archaeology & Gandhara art -- Excavations at Begram & other sites -- Astronomical data -- Chinese sources -- A brief resume -- Kanishka and Eastern India -- Kanishka and Central Asia -- Kanishka and Western India -- Kanishka and his Kshatrapas -- The end of Kanishka's rule and his successor -- Huvishka -- Huvishka's religion -- Vasudeva -- The end of the family -- IV. The later Kushanas -- Shahi Vamataksha -- Kanishka II -- Vaskushana -- Vasishka -- Kanishka III -- Numismatic evidence -- Archaeological evidence -- V. Administration -- The powers & position of the king -- The Kshatrapas and the Mahakshatrapas -- Dandanayaka and Mahadandanayakas -- Gramika and Padrapala -- VI. Social life -- Social divisions -- Family life -- Marriage -- Dress and ornaments -- Toilet and treatment of hair -- Pastime and recreations -- Food -- Housing arrangements -- Disposal of the dead -- VII. Economic life -- Guilds -- Businessmen & traders -- Dealers in items of luxuries -- Dealers in provisions & other essentials -- Masons, mechanics and artists -- Workers in metals -- Artisans -- Wild & low professions -- Labourers & attendants -- Professions relating to communications -- Literary men -- Land and its economy -- Famine and rationing -- Medium of exchange & barter -- Weights and measures -- Lines and means of communications -- Trade & commerce
- VIII. Education -- The initiation of pupils -- Kshatriya's education -- Valsya's education -- Places & method of study -- Relations between the receptor and the pupil -- Buddhist education -- Vocational education -- Other vocational trainings -- Female education -- Scripts and writing material -- Student's life -- IX. Religious conditions -- Brahmanism -- Brahmanical divinities -- Buddhism -- Different schools of Buddhism -- Epigraphical evidence -- Literary evidence -- Sarvastivadins and the Buddhist council -- Mahasanghikas -- Lokottaravadins -- Yogacharas -- Madhyamikas -- Monastic organization -- Jainism -- Dedication of statues of different Tirthankaras -- Classification of Jain religious orders -- Foreign elements of Jainism -- Naga worshippers -- Objects and purposes of dedication -- Nagas and Brahmanism -- Nagas and Buddhism -- Sivakas, Lakulisas and Pasupatas -- X. Literature -- Asvaghosha and his works -- His works -- Buddha-charita -- Saundarananda -- Sariputraprakarana -- Other works of Asvaghosha -- Asvaghosha and earlier literature -- Asvaghosha and early Buddhist literature -- Asvaghosha as a poet -- Nature in Asvaghosha -- The Mahavastu -- The age of the Mahavastu -- Contents and relations with other texts -- Lalitavistara -- Age and contents -- Avadanas -- Avadanasataka -- Divyavadana -- Saddharma-Pundarika -- Age -- Contents -- Sukhavativyuha -- Milindapanha -- XI. Art and architecture -- Gandhara art -- The Buddha image -- Bodhisattvas -- Buddha's life and Jataka stories -- Other divinities -- Architecture -- Mathura art -- The royal portraits -- Buddha-Bodhisattvas -- Life of the Buddha in stone -- Jain statues -- Brahmanical statues -- Nagas and Nagis -- Architectural pieces and Bacchanalian scenes -- Terracottas -- Foreign elements