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    Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Empire who conquered the region of Kalinga in a bloody war, which led him to adopt Buddhism and renounce violence. He promoted Buddhist teachings and principles of non-violence, respect, tolerance and kindness through inscriptions on pillars and sending missionaries across regions. Ashoka established roads, wells, hospitals and rest houses to help people and animals in an effort to spread compassion.

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    Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Empire who conquered the region of Kalinga in a bloody war, which led him to adopt Buddhism and renounce violence. He promoted Buddhist teachings and principles of non-violence, respect, tolerance and kindness through inscriptions on pillars and sending missionaries across regions. Ashoka established roads, wells, hospitals and rest houses to help people and animals in an effort to spread compassion.

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    Ashoka the emperor who gave up war

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    (Social Studies Project)
    Ashoka The Emperor
    Ashoka was one of the greatest
    rulers in the history.
    On his instructions inscriptions
    were inscribed on the pillars.
    He ruled on mauryan empire.
    He was third king of mauryan
    empire.
    The most famous Mauryan
    empire ruler was Ashoka. He was
    the first ruler who tried to take his
    message to the people through
    inscriptions. Most of Ashoka’s
    inscriptions were in Prakrit and
    were written in the Brahmi script.
    Mauryan Empire
    Mauryan Empire was founded by
    chandragupta maurya he was also grandfather
    m
    of ashoka.
    Chandragupta maurya was first king of
    mauryan empire.
    Bindusara was the second king after of
    mauryan empire and was also father of
    ashoka.
    Ashoka was the third king of mauryan
    empire.
    It was supported by chanakya.
    There were several cities in the mauryan
    empire some of the cities from empire are
    patliputra(capital), Taxila and Ujjain. Taxila
    was a gateway to the northwest, including
    Central Asia, while Ujjain lay on the route
    from north to south India. Merchants,
    officials and crafts persons probably lived in
    these cities.
    How are empires different than kingdoms
    Emperors need more resources than kings because the
    empire are larger than kingdoms and need to be
    protected by big armies.

    So also they need larger number of officials who


    collect taxes.
    Kalinga War
    Ashoka’s region as
    emperor began with the
    series of war.

    He conquered more land


    and added them to his
    empire.
    Reason why ashoka gave up on war
    he was so horrified when
    he saw the violence and
    bloodshed that he decided
    not to fight any more wars.
    So he was deeply
    influenced by Buddhism
    and was adopted by
    dharma principles.
    He is the only king in the
    history of the world who
    gave up conquest after
    winning a war.
    The Dharma Principles

    The Main Principles of Dharma (Dhamma)


    Non violence
    Respect to Brahmans, teacher and priests.
    Tolerance of all sects
    Liberality to friends
    Human treatment to servants
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    Spread of Buddhism
    Ashoka built shrines and
    inscribed Buddhist
    teaching on rocks and
    pillars in many places.
    He sended missionaries
    to countries.
    His own son became
    monk and carried
    Buddhism to sri lanka.
    What was ashoka’s dhamma
    Ashoka’s dhamma did not involve worship of a god, or performance of a
    sacrifice.
    There were a number of problems that troubled him. People in the empire
    followed different religions, and this sometimes led to conflict. Animals
    were sacrificed. Slaves and servants were ill treated. Besides, there were
    quarrels in families and amongst neighbours. Ashoka felt it was his duty to
    solve these problems. So, he appointed officials, known as the dhamma
    mahamatta who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma.
    Besides, Ashoka got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars,
    instructing his officials to read his message to those who could not read it
    themselves. Ashoka also sent messengers to spread ideas about dhamma to
    other lands, such as Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka.
    He built roads, dug wells, and built rest houses. Besides, he arranged for
    medical treatment for both human beings and animals.

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