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AJIVIKA?S LAUGHTER IBD

SURENDRA MOHANTY / SAMBIT PANIGRAHI
BLACK EAGLE BOOKS
07 / 2021
9781645601975
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Sinopsis

Dispelled from Buddhist community of âÇÖMahabana ViharaâÇÖ because of their deviant behaviour, Upananda and Kshema, roam through jungles and cities to ultimately become the leaders of a deviant group of disciples who purposely defy BuddhismâÇÖs principles of renunciation and self-abnegation. Such deviation culminates in a confrontation between the principle-abiding older disciples and the deviant younger ones who desire to live free and licentious lives, going against the restrictive religious proscriptions of their community. This conflict is the central theme of Surendra MohantyâÇÖs Odia novel Ajibakara Attahasya (translated into English as AjivikaâÇÖs Laughter by Sambit Panigrahi) and it defines the novelâÇÖs unique and vibrant character. Ultimately, this internal ideological conflict in the community culminates in a mega-Buddhist council arranged by monarch Ashoka in Baisali where the older and younger disciples confront, argue and debate for their respective sides and finally, the younger disciples win this religious battle. Monarch Ashoka supports and patronizes the latter and provides them with all material benefits and pleasures of worldly life, and by doing so, he becomes their chief religious patron. With their help and support, he not only rectifies his tarnished âÇÖChandashokaâÇÖ image, but also tactfully maintains his kingdomâÇÖs territorial integrity by turning his citizens into compulsive religious subjects such that any possibility of internal rebellion could be completely nullified.á The novel possesses a unique character as it depicts not only the progressive decline of Buddhism as a religion after the demise of its prophet, but also its strategic use by monarch Ashoka to maintain the territorial integrity of his vast and expansive empire. In doing so, the novel not only punctures the celebratory, transformed and religious image that History has benevolently attributed to monarch Ashoka, but also challenges its monopoly over truth thereby presenting alternative versions of History that do exist, yet go unrecognized.

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