[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c23.28 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.28 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.28 - **Language:** English ### [c23.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.28) Buddhism, 115, 154, 193; affecting the Brâhmaṇa position, 13; affecting caste, 234; idea of Dharma in, 507; influenced by Greek thought, 490; Mahâyâna B., 374. Buddhist(s), 114, 115, 120, 163; in Mokṣapariṣad, 377; persecuted, 216, 373. Buddhist, Assembly, 345, 375, 376; council, 115, 231; celebrations, 374-75. Buddhist literature, 114 sqq., 154, 156, 158, 160, 281; list of states in, 154-55. Buddhist saṃgha, 158, 203; Aśoka's attitude towards, 203-204; nature of, and other organisations, 10. Buddhist Social Theory, compared to Brahmanical, 118. Buddhist Vihâras, 292, 422. Bühler, on date of Manusmṛiti, 237; on Dharma Sûtras, 58; on Mauryan era, 178 n; on meaning of Bhûmichidra Nyâya, 300-301; on meaning of Udranga, 301. Bundeloñ kî Vamśâvalî, 488 n. Bury, on Byzantine Empire, 497. Byzantine Empire and the Hindu Empire, 497-98. - [Previous: c23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.27) - [Next: c23.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.29) - [Up: c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c23.28) · Pramāṇa