1. What is the common features between our national flag and the lion Capital?
2.Why are the Sarnath lions and the Ashoka Chakra important for us?
3. Briefly describe the administration of the Mauryan Empire.
4. Name some of the important cities of the modern Empire?
5. When did Ashokas inclination towards Buddhism developed?
6. From where does the term Dhamma was taken from
7. What was the language in which the rock edict where written
8. Who started the policy of Dhamma?
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Ans: The Lion capital is carved in stone. The Wheel "Ashoka Chakra" is found in both our National Flag and the Lion capital.
Ans: The Sarnath lions are our National emblem and the Ashoka chakra occupies the palce of pride on our National Flag.
Ans:The Mauryan Empire was divided into four provinces with the imperial capital at Pataliputra. From Ashokan Edicts, the name of the four provincial capitals were Tosali (in the east), Ujjain in the west, Suvarnagiri (in the south), and Taxila (in the north).
Ans:Pataliputra, Taxila, Ujjain, Tosali are some of the important cities in Mauryan Empire. Explanation: Maurya empire ruled the majority of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar from 322 BC to 187 BC. Chandragupta Maurya established this empire
Ans:After the Battle of Kalinga, he was so horrified when he saw the violence and bloodshed that he decided not to fight any more wars. He slowly became the follower of the Buddhist religion and adopted the path of non-violence.
Ans:The word Dhamma is the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Dharma. ... The best way to understand what Ashoka means by Dharma is to read his edicts, which were written to explain the principles of Dharma to the people of that time throughout the empire.
Ans:The edicts were inscribed throughout Ashoka's realm which included the areas of modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan and most were written in Brahmi Script (though one, in Afghanistan, is also given in Aramaic and Greek). The edicts are comprised of: Minor Rock Edicts.
Ashoka the great
Ashoka the great expounded his policy of Dhamma through his edicts. By engraving his views about Dhamma on these edicts, Ashoka tried to directly communicate with his subjects. These inscriptions were written in different years of his life. The inscriptions can be divided into two categories
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