Question

1. Why did Ashok attack Kalinga?
2. How did the war with Kalinga change Ashok's life?
3. What message did Ashok spread through his edicts?
4. How did Ashok try to spread Buddhism?
5. Ashok declared, "All men are my children." What did he do for his people?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. So, Ashoka attacked Kalinga simply to expand his territory and remove a threat to his great empire. Ashoka's ambition to expand territory. Mighty of Kalinga Empire which was a threat to Mourya Empire. ... After his accession to the throne, Ashoka fought only one major war called the Kalinga war

2. Now Beloved-of-the-Gods feels deep remorse for having conquered the Kalingas. Ashoka's response to the Kalinga War is recorded in the Edicts of Ashoka. The Kalinga War prompted Ashoka, already a non-engaged Buddhist, to devote the rest of his life to ahimsa (non-violence) and to dharma-vijaya (victory through dharma).

3. The pillars and edicts represent the first physical evidence of the Buddhist faith. The inscriptions assert Ashoka's Buddhism and support his desire to spread the dharma throughout his kingdom.

4. Ashoka promoted Buddhist expansion by sending monks to surrounding territories to share the teachings of the Buddha. A wave of conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally. ... Some scholars believe that many Buddhist practices were simply absorbed into the tolerant Hindu faith.

5. Much like Cyrus in Persia, Ashoka adopted and promoted a policy of respect and tolerance for people of different faiths. One edict declared, “All men are my children. ... According to one pillar, the ministers provided medicine and hospitals for both men and animals.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.to capture the resources of kalinga

2.in the kalinga war millions of people and soldiers from both ashok 's country and kalinga lost their lives, the incident made him very guilt so that made the change in his life.

3.to spread peace and love to all

4.he preached about love and peace all over his country and send his sons to srilanka to spread buddhism

5.after kalinga war, ashok regretted for the lost of lives and later on he saved the life of the people through avoiding wars.