V. Read the following translation of one of Ashok's edicts and answer the questions. 'In the past, kings went on pleasure tours, which consisted of hunts and other similar amusements. The Beloved of the Gods, the King Piyadassi, when he had been consecrated ten years, went to the tree of Enlightenment. From that time arose the practice of tours connected with dhamma, during which meetings are held with ascetics and Brahmanas, gifts are bestowed, meetings are arranged with aged folk, gold is distributed, meetings with the people of the countryside are held, instruction in dhamma is given, and questions on dhamma are answered. The Beloved of the Gods, the king Piyadassi, derives more pleasure from this, than from any other enjoyments. In this translation, Ashok has been referred to as King Piyadassi. 1. How did Ashok set a personal example which propagates his principle of dhamma? 2. What did Ashok do on the tours connected with dhamma?
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1. Ashoka's dhamma was propagated in the following ways: Ashoka made an example of himself for others by strictly following the principles of dhamma. ... He got principles of dhamma engraved in Prakrit on rocks, pillars and caves so that the masses could read and practise them.
2. Ashoka also started Dhamma yatras. He and his high officials were to tour the country propagating Dhamma and establishing direct contact with his subjects. Because of such attitudes and policies, modern writers like Kern called him "a monk in a king's garb
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