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Contents

	Preface	iii
I.	The Kings	5
II.	The Clans and Nations	17
III.	The Village	42
IV.	Social Grades	52
V.	In the Town	63
VI.	Economic Conditions	87
VII.	Writing — The Beginnings	107
VIII.	Writing — Its Development	121
IX.	Language and Literature. I. General View	140
X.	Literature. II. The Pāli Books	161
XI.	The Jātaka Book	189
XII.	Religion — Animism	210
XIII.	The Brahmin Position	238
XIV.	Chandragupta	259
XV.	Asoka	272
XVI.	Kanishka	308
	Appendix	321
	Index	323

 

 

 

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[Preface]  [Table of Contents][1. The Kings]  [2. The Clans and Nations]  [3. The Village]  [4. Social Grades]  [5. In the Town]  [6. Economic Conditions]  [7. Writing — The Beginnings]  [8. Writing — It's Development]  [9. Language and Literature. I. General View]  [10. Literature. II. The Pāḷi Books]  [11. The Jataka Book]  [12. Religion — Animism]  [13. The Brahmin Position]  [14. Chandragupta]  [15. Asoka]  [16. Kanishka]  [Appendix]  [Index]

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