...” or “secret-core” (books 7–10) that must be older than the Tamil Sangam literature (ca. 100 bce –250 ce ), which explains its “archaic” Sanskrit. Within the secret core, books 9–10 date from 700 bce at Magadha. The “public-shells” of the Bhāgavata (books 1–6 and 11–12) were composed in about 800–900...

... within Magadha. During the later period, the Rajgir-Nalanda area drew directly upon artists from Sarnath, immediately to its west, whereas in the Gaya area the artists seem to have been local, although the patrons were outsiders. The Ganga Valley, within Magadha, like Bengal to the east, showed yet more...

... refinement. As for its larger significance, Mathura appears in the period under consideration to occupy a peculiarly intermediary position, at the intersection of an eastern political/ cultural configuration centered on old Magadha, and a western configuration centered on Gandhara and points west. Similarly...

... for the establishment of imperial power in Magadha under the Mauryas the rise of the "protestant" sects of Buddhism and Jainism expounding new ethical and social norms; the incursion of the Persians and Greeks into the northwest introducing new types of imperialist and military organization; and the dynastic revolution...

... configuration centered on old Magadha, and a western configuration centered on Gandhara and points west. Similarly, from an economic standpoint, Mathura appears to mediate between the cities of both east and west while serving as a staging point for trade to the south. The liminal position of Mathura allows...

... territories, not including Magadha and the Deccan. Alas, this paper is marred by an unsubstantiated accusation against one of his colleagues, Professor B.B. Lal, dean of Indian archaeology, for “systematic abuse of archaeology” (p. 14), viz. for seeing continuities between Harappan and Hindu material culture...

... of classical India, is a follow-up on his recent book, Greater Magadha: Studies in the Early Culture of India (Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2007), in which he, among other things, laid out the bold thesis that the concepts of rebirth and karmic retribution had been developed in non-Brāhmaṇical circles in north...

... of the Pandyan (Tamil) princess who became the wife of King Vijaya, the first Sinhalese king who had come from Magadha in Northeast India, a representative number of craftsmen, including goldsmiths, weavers and potters, accompanied also the landing of the branch of the Sacred Bo-tree when Sanghamitta landed...

... Panna, with its narrow forehead and long, bulging eyes, as a piece of the Gupta period. While the Matrka images of Saraikela are distinct from the mainstream of Magadha sculpture, they are far flatter and more loosely organized than any early Orissan examples and are radically different from the crisp...

..., our conclusions will be put on a firmer footing if we have a clear idea whether the images in question are ninth or twelfth century and whether they come from arid Magadha or riverine Bangla Desh. Thus, we are all deeply indebted to Huntington's meticulous work, which reflects fifteen years...

... idea whether the images in question are ninth or twelfth century and whether they come from arid Magadha or riverine Bangla Desh. Thus, we are all deeply indebted to Huntington's meticulous work, which reflects fifteen years of research. Her method is a straightforward one, extrapolating from the known...

... to me to be as much interested in to this dialogue. Malinowski's functionalism as in the Marxian ideas of economic integration. In his reconstruction of the history of Magadha he seems to imply that economic determinism was sub- BRIJEN K. GUPTA Southern Illinois University A Century of Social Reform...

... the struggle for supremacy between Magadha and Kosala, the author presumably intending to include Vatsa, refers to $5-95- a triangular contest (14). The Scythians are Professor Naidis has written a brief elementary history of India for the general reader and the college undergraduate. Although he presents...

... discussing the struggle for supremacy between Magadha and Kosala, the author presumably intending to include Vatsa, refers to $5-95- a triangular contest (14). The Scythians are Professor Naidis has written a brief elementary history of India for the general reader and the college undergraduate. Although he...

... for the general reader, a freer and more lucid, rather than literal, rendering would have been more suitable. The index and glossary are incomplete, and important places such as Ujjaini, Kusinara and Magadha are either left out of the map (p. 15) or incorrectly located (p. 18). Keeping in mind the general...

... in it an interview with Freud, a brief account of the eighteenth century in India, and studies of such topics as the Pala art of Gauda and Magadha, and Armenian epic, tantra and brahmanical Hinduism, and Old Tamil etymology. The subjects of the papers in these volumes are a fair reflection of the overall compass...

... Sinhalese king who had come from Magadha in Northeast India, a representative number of craftsmen, including goldsmiths, weavers and potters, accompanied also the landing of the branch of the Sacred Bo-tree when Sanghamitta landed in Ceylon in 288 B.C. These Indian craftsmen, from the south...

... important Indianization of the region was apparently due to those colonies founded along the seacoast by Asoka's envoys" (18). But Asoka was in Magadha in the north and if the inscriptions prove a south Indian origin then surely Asoka was not the originator. Or again: "When a Chinese married a Siamese woman...

... of social behavior during the Buddha's time period. For instance, there seems to be a close association between ruling extended kin groups and political states or segments of states (mahajanapadas) such as Magadha, Kasi, Kosala. Unfortunately, we do not learn more about the composition of these kin groups...

... life as crown prince and marriage; entering spiritual life and ascetic practices; the following enlightenment; his preaching at Deer Park, Magadha, and so on; and the conversion of human beings and creatures after enlightenment. Originally the Song comprised about 580 couplets in three kwo n, of which...