What is the importance of the kalinga war in the personal life of ashoka?
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The importance of the Kalinga war in the personal life of Ashoka:
- It is worth knowing as this war changes the course of his personal life and Bherighosa was replaced by Dhammaghosa. The war brought much grief and remorse to him.
- He was shaken to see the separation of people dying of hundreds of thousands and loss brought by this war. He abandoned the policy to war that is a physical occupation of any place and favour of cultural conquest. He adopted practical ways of consolidating his empire.
- He started the following dharma and asked everyone to practice it too. He tried to spread the ideology of Buddhism at home and sends missionaries abroad.
- He asked the tribal to follow dharma and to punish anyone violating rules he appointed Rajukas, this was fruitful in the long term as people gave up on fishing hunting. Ashoka used propaganda to enlarge his influence on areas.
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Ashoka was deeply moved by the blood-shed and destruction in the Kalinga war e.g. 150 thousand prisoners, 100,000 were slain and many more were injured. He adopted Buddhism and ordered a ban on killing animals and human beings too.
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