What is ashoka's dhamma
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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
Dhamma is a Prakrit word of a sanskrit term "dharma" which means religious duty. Ashoka stopped following the policy by conquest through war(dig-vijaya) and started to follow a policy through conquest (dhamma-vijaya). It was a code of conduct and moral values of inspiring of Buddha's. Ashoka asked his subjects to-
1) speak the truth
2) respect other religions
3) follow the path of ahimsa,that is, non-violence and non-injury to all living creatures
4) be kind to all, including slaves and servants
5) be charitable to the poor
6) live together peacefully
Ashoka put the edicts of Dhamma in his empire, generally in public places. Many edicts have been found in India,Pakistan,Afghanistan and Nepal. Ashoka appointed officials called dharma mahamatras who went from place to place to spread dhamma. They went to foreign countries also such as China, Sri Lanka and areas beyond South-East Asia. Ashoka daily followed the principles of Dhamma.