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The Growth of Buddhism: Lumbini - Asoka Pillar, stone, 3rd century BC

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dc.contributor.authorMinistry of Information and Broadcasting
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialNepal (Lumbini)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:25:08Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:25:08Z
dc.date.created1956
dc.identifierANUA 682-3733
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-181
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/196118
dc.descriptionKing Asoka, twenty years after his anointment paid a visit to Lumbini, the birth-place of the Buddha, and erected this memorial pillar.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.subjectBuddhism, Background: Bodhisattva's life, Buddha's message, Growth of Buddhism, Buddhist Pantheon
dc.subjectstone sculpture
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleThe Growth of Buddhism: Lumbini - Asoka Pillar, stone, 3rd century BC
dc.typeImage
local.description.notesSource: The Way of the Buddha, Delhi, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1956, Section IV, Illustration 18
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:25:07Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
CollectionsArthur Llewellyn Basham

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