The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.96
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c21.96
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c21.96
The historical interest of the Minor Pillar Inscriptions was not recognized until after the discovery of the Sārnāth Edict in 1905, when it appeared that the Sāñchī and Kausāmbī Edicts, which had been known for many years, were merely variants of the better preserved Sārnāth text. Inasmuch as all the three documents deal with the penalties for schism [Figure: THE BIRTH-PLACE OF BUDDHA (RUMMINDĒĪ PILLAR AND TEMPLE)]