what is known as dharmma ? why did ashoka want to spend his dharmma ?
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Dhamma means it is a Sanskrit word for Dharma. When he is doing war he saw the blood shade of people and realized to stop the wars.
Answer:
Dhamma means it is a Sanskrit word for Dharma. When he is doing war he saw the blood shade of people and realized to stop the wars
Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 C.E.[1] He is considered as one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare. His policy of Dhamma has been debated by intellectuals.[2][3]
Ashoka The Great
Maurya Samrat
Indian relief from Amaravati, Guntur. Preserved in Guimet Museum.jpg
A "Chakravartin" ruler, 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at the Musee Guimet
Reign
268–232 BCE
Coronation
268 BCE
Predecessor
Bindusara
Successor
Dasharatha
Born
304 BCE, Close to 8 Aug
Pataliputra, Patna
Died
232 BCE (aged 72)
Pataliputra, Patna
Burial
Cremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after death
Ashes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi
Dynasty
Maurya
Religion
Buddhism
Definition Edit
The word Dhamma is the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Dharma.[4][5][6] There have been attempts to define and find equivalent English words for it, such as "piety", "moral life" and "righteousness" or "duty" but scholars could not translate it into English because it was coined and used in a specific context. The word Dharma has multiple meanings in the literature and thought of ancient India. The best way to understand what Ashoka means by Dharma is to read his edicts, which were written to explain the principles of Dharma to the people of that time throughout the empire.[7][8][9]
Dharma was not a particular religious faith or practice, or an arbitrary formulated royal policy.[10] Dharma related to generalized norms of social behavior and activities; Ashoka tried to synthesize various social norms which were current in his time. It cannot be understood by assuming it is one of the various religions that existed at that time. To understand why and how Ashoka formulated Dharma and its meaning, one must understand the characteristics of the time in which he lived and to refer to Buddhist, Brahmanical and other texts where norms of social behavior are explained.