Question

Q1 short answer the followoing
1.What were the means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of Dhamma?
2.Write any three functions of gram Bhojaka?
3.Discuss the reason why the Chinese pilgrims
came to India.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Ashoka adopted the following means to spreads his message of dhamma: He appointed officials, known as Dhamma Mahamatta who went from place to place to spread the message of dhamma. He got his messages inscribed on rocks and pillars to spread the to the common people.

2)Gram bhojaka functioned as a judge, and sometimes as a policeman. He was also used to collect taxes from the village. Gram bhojaka post was hereditary in nature. The grama bhojaka had slaves and hired workers to cultivate the land.

3) The Chinese pilgrims came to India to visit places associated with the life of Buddha as well as famous monasteries. They spent time studying in Nalanda, the most famous Buddhist monastery of the period.

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