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

Title......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 9 CONTENTS.......Page 20 LIST OF PLATES.......Page 40 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.......Page 42 CHAPTER II.LIFE OP SaKYA.......Page 56 CHAPTER III.FAITH OF SAKYA.......Page 72 CHAPTEE IV.FIEST SYNOD.......Page 96 CHAPTER VCHRONOLOGY.......Page 112 CHAPTEE VI.SECOND SYNOD.......Page 118 CHAPTER VII.BUDDHIST SCHISMS.......Page 122 CHAPTER VIII.PROGRESS OF BUDDHISM.......Page 128 CHAPTER IX.REIGN OF ASOKA.......Page 138 CHAPTER X.THIRD SYNOD.......Page 156 CHAPTER XI.RISE AND FALL OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS.......Page 166 CHAPTER XII.THE GUPTA DYNASTY.—DECLINE AND FALL OFBUDDHISM.......Page 179 CHAPTER XIII.BUILDING AND DEDICATION OF TOPES......Page 210 CHAPTER XIV.SaNCHI topes.......Page 220 No. 1 Tope.—Sanchi.......Page 224 CHAPTER XV.DESCRIPTION OF THE SANCHI BAS-RELIEFS.......Page 242 CH'APTER XVI.INSCRIPTIONS......Page 276 CHAPTER XVII.OPENING OF THE SANCHI TOPE,......Page 310 CHAPTER XVIII.NO. 2 TOPE......Page 316 CHAPTEE XIX.INSCRIPTIONS.—NO. 2 TOPE......Page 321 CHAPTER XX.OPENING OF NO. 2 TOPE......Page 326 CHAPTER XXLNO. 3 TOPE......Page 336 CHAPTER XXII.SONARI TOPES.......Page 350 CHAPTER XXIII.NO. 2 TOPE.—SONARI......Page 356 CHAPTER XXIV.TOPES OF SATDHARA.......Page 361 CHAPTEK XXV.TOPES AT BHOJPUR......Page 368 CHAPTEE XXVI.ANDHER TOPES.......Page 383 CHAPTER XXVII.SYMBOLS OF BUDDHA, DHARMA, AND SANGHA.......Page 392 APPENDIX.......Page 478