Question

elaborate ashoka Damma in 200 word
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Answer 1

The word, Dhamma, is the Prakrit form of Dharma in Sanskrit. There have been attempts to find an equivalent English word: ‘morality’, ‘piety’, and ‘righteouness’ are the words used, though Romila Thapar favours ‘virtue’ in preference to the others.

However, scholars found it to be untranslatable into English as it was coined and used in a specific context. The word Dharma (or Dhamma) had not just one meaning in the literature and thought of ancient India.

Asokan Dhamma, for instance, cannot be equated with the term as it is used in other contexts. There is a lot of speculation and controversy on whether it can be equated with the Buddhist Dhamma itself.

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Dhamma was not a religious faith as such, so it cannot be translated as ‘religion’. Nor was it a royal policy formulated in an arbitrary manner.

It was a general statement on social norms-“a way of life incorporating a number of ideas and practices” (Romila Thapar). In his policy of Dhamma, Asoka seems to have tried to synthesise the various norms prevalent in the society of the time.

In his policy of Dhamma, the king could have found a means of solving the existing problems. It has been suggested that the Dhamma policy was an attempt to come to grips with the tensions in which a complex society was involved.

The Mauryan society was a multicultural society where various social, religious and economic forces counteracted one another.:

Answer 2

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Reign

Reign268–232 BCE

Reign268–232 BCECoronation

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCE

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessor

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusara

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessor

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessorDasharatha

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessorDasharathaBorn

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessorDasharathaBorn304 BCE, Close to 8 Aug

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessorDasharathaBorn304 BCE, Close to 8 AugPataliputra, Patna

Reign268–232 BCECoronation268 BCEPredecessorBindusaraSuccessorDasharathaBorn304 BCE, Close to 8 AugPataliputra, PatnaDied

232 BCE (aged 72)

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, Patna

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurial

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after death

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after deathAshes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after deathAshes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at VaranasiDynasty

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after deathAshes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at VaranasiDynastyMaurya

232 BCE (aged 72)Pataliputra, PatnaBurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after deathAshes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at VaranasiDynastyMauryaReligion

Buddhism

Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 C.E.He is considered as one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare. His policy of Dhamma has been debated by intellectuals.