What is Ashoka dhamma
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Ashoka Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka Maurya, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 B.C. Many historians consider him one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare.
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Ashoka's Dhamma
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The death and deatruction and suffering witnessed in the kalinga war filled Ashoka's heart with remorse. He decided to replace the policy of Digvijay, i.e world conquest by Dhammavijaya, i.e conquest by Dhamma.
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In on of his edicts, Ashoka is said to have replaced Bherighosh, i.e war drum, with Dhammaghosh, i.e cry of Dhamma. The law of Dhamma or religious assumed importance throughout the Mauryan kingdom.
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Dhamma was synonyms to the sanskrit word Dharma signifying virtue, Morality, law and duty.
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