History, asked by snehagupta0109, 10 months ago

Story of forget forgive and embrace to acquire inner peace from ashoka who give up war

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Answered by wattergirl
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Answer:

Ashoka the great warrior gave up the kalinga war because after the terrible massacre he observed that there was a river of blood flowing through the landmass....so he got upset

Answered by satyanarayanojha216
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Teachings of Ashoka

Explanation:

  • Ashoka also called as Ashoka the Great was the greatest emperor the Mauryan Dynasty. Ashoka during his reign had waged many wars. During his time the Mauryan Empire extended from Afghanistan in the east to Bangladesh in the east.
  • Ashoka conquered Kalinga in 260 BCE. The Battle of Kalinga was the most destructive war in the history of ancient times. The scenario after the war made him self realized about the destruction he had done . He witnessed mass deaths of people .
  • In the subsequent years he got inclined towards Buddhism. He gave up violence and embraced Buddhism for the inner peace. To repent his mistakes Ashoka started to propagate the teachings of Buddha and worked for the welfare of the people.

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