what is the greatness of dhamma policy followed by Ashoka?can it be followed even today?
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Reign: 268–232 BCE
Dynasty: Maurya
Successor: Dasharatha
Coronation: 268 BCE
Died: 232 BCE (aged 72); Pataliputra, Patna
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. 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.
Ashoka's dhamma did not involve worship of a god, or performance of a sacrifice. He felt that just as a father tries to teach his children, he had a duty to instruct his subjects. Ashoka felt it was his duty to solve these problems.
The following are the main principles of Ashoka's dhamma:
People should live in peace and harmony.
Everyone should practise the principle of ahimsa, i.e. non-violence and non-injury to all living beings.
People should love one another and display respect and tolerance towards other religious faiths.
Ashoka adopted several measures to spread his dhamma. Some of them are:
(i) He himself set an example before his people by strictly following Ahimsa.
(ii) He appointed some; officers known as Dharam Mahamatras to spread and explain the message of dhamma.
{iii) He engraved the principles of dhamma on rocks and pillars.
Ashoka's dhamma was neither a new religion nor a new political philosophy. Rather, it was a way of life, a code of conduct and a set of principles to be adopted and practised by the people at large. (Dhamma is Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Dharma).
Ashoka pleaded for tolerance of different religious sects in an attempt to create a sense of harmony. The policy of Dhamma also laid stress on non-violence, which was to be practiced by giving up war and conquests and also as a restraint on the killing of animals.
There has been some discussion among historians about the results Ashoka's propagation of Dhamma. Some historians believe that Ashoka's ban of sacrifices and the favour that he showed to Buddhism led to a Brahmanical reaction, which in turn led to the decline of Mauryan empire.
The means that Ashoka adopted to spread the message of dhamma were: He appointed officials, known as the dhamma mahamatta who went from place to place teaching people about dhamma. ... He also sent messengers to spread ideas about dhamma to other lands, such as Syria, Egypt, Greece and Sri Lanka.
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