MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Miraculous Births, Middle Way, Standing Army
10 Nov 2016
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Mmw 11 lecture 14 buddhism and the mauryan empire. Hereditary kings that rule large states, build out onto the plains. Republics survived near foothills of himalayas: ruled by aristocratic assembly, still class-bound, more trade, sites of different dissenting views, move away from rigid class stratification in caste system, less invested in ritual/traditions, speculation. Charioteer is the singer, advisor of the warrior. Whisks to move animals out of way. Moving into state of bliss by purifying self. Couldn"t take life of any living creature. Not clear what year he was born and died: miraculous birth. Mother rested her hand on a tree and he was born from her side. Father a chieftain of the raja class in one of the republicans. Was said he would either become a wandering monk or the emperor of all of india: father wanted him to be the emperor of all of india. Married princess from nearby republic, had a son.
