Question

who is Ashoka?He was the king of where?​

Answer 1

Ashoka - The Great:

• Ashoka was one of the greatest kings of all time.

• He belonged to the Mauryan dynasty and was third Mauryan ruler.

• Ashoka was the son of Bindusara and Maharani Dharma.

• Ashoka was a great warrior and administrator.

• Ashoka defeated many kings of different kingdoms.

• The Kalinga war [ 261 BC ] was a turning point of Ashoka's life.

• Ashoka was totally changed after seeing thousands of dead bodies.

• Ashoka adopted Buddhism and made Buddhism as state religion.

• He introduced the system of Dharma or Dhamma.

• Dhamma was neither a religion nor philosophy but it's a way of living.

• Ashoka spent his whole life in spreading Dhamma.

• He appointed Dharma Mahamatras for spreading Dhamma.

• Ashoka was the first king to maintain direct contact with people through inscriptions.

• He built lion pillar in Sarnath to spread Buddhism.

• Ashoka stambh of Sarnath was adopted as national emblem of India.

Answer 2

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• Ashoka was an third ruler of Maurya dynasty.

• He was Born in 304 BC, Pataliputra

• He was Died in 232 BC, Pataliputra

• He has the world's largest and most powerful empires at his time.

• He also introduced Dhamma system.

• The Dhamma was an Sanskrit word which gives the message of Peace, respect, truth, Ahimsa and kindness.

• He became a model of Buddhism and spread Buddhism by sending monks to other kingdoms.

• He was the son of king Bindusara and queen Subhadrangi.

• There are five pillars of Ashoka, which symbolized by Buddha's faith.

• He was on the path of nonviolence (Ahimsa) and the message of tolerance.