The Bhilsa Topes or Buddhist Monuments of Central India : Comprising a Brief Historical Sketch of the Rise, Progress and Decline of Buddhism with an Account of the Opening and Examination of the Various Groups of Topes around Bhilsa/Alexander Cunningham. Reprint. First Published in 1854 by Smith Elder & Co., London. 1997, xxxvi, 370 p., 33 plates,

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Life of Sakya. 3. Faith of Sakya. 4. First synod. 5. Chronology. 6. Second synod. 7. Buddhist schisms. 8. Progress of Buddhism. 9. Reign of Asoka. 10. Third synod. 11. Rise and fall of the indo-scythians. 12. The Gupta dynasty--decline and fall of Buddhism. 13. Building and dedication of topes. 14. Sanchi tope--No. 1. 15. Description of the Sanchi bas-reliefs. 16. Inscriptions--No. 1 Tope--Sanchi. 17. Opening of Sanchi tope--No. 1. 18. No. 2 tope--Sanchi. 19. Inscriptions from No. 2 tope--Sanchi. 20. Opening of No. 2 tope--Sanchi. 21. No. 3 tope--Sanchi. 22. Sonari topes--No. 1--tope. 23. No. 2 tope--Sonari. 24. Topes at Satdhara. 25. Topes at Bhojpur. 26. Andher topes. 27. Symbols of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Appendix.

"Present work describes the Buddhist monuments discovered by Sir Alexander Cunningham around Bhilsa in Central India, viz., topes at Sanchi, Sonari, Satdhara, Bhojpur and Andheri.

"It also gives a historical account of the rise, progress and decline of Buddhism; the synods; the life and faith of Sakya; the symbols of Buddha, Dhamma and Samgha". (jacket) No. 12231

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