write a essay on ashoka Dhamma
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THE DHAMMA IS PRAKRIT FORM OF THE SANSKRIT WORD DHARMA. HOWEVER, ASHOKA TRIED TO USE IT IN A MUCH WIDER SENSE. SCHOLARS HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENT OPINIONS REGARDING DHAMMA OF ASHOKA. SOME ARE OF THE VIEW THAT HIS DHAMMA IS NOTHING MORE THAN BUDDHISM OTHERS FEEL THAT IT WAS NOT A PARTICULAR RELIGIOUS SYSTEM BUT A MORAL LAW AND CODE OF ETHICS INDEPENDENT OF CASTE OR CREED.
MOST SCHOLARS AGREED THAT PERSONAL RELIGION OF ASHOKA WAS BUDDHISM BUT WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS HIS DHAMMA AND WHICH WAS PROPAGATED BY HIM AMONG HIS SUBJECTS WAS DIFFERENT AND CONTAINED THOSE MORAL PROSPECTS WHICH WERE CERTAINLY INSPIRED BY BUDDHIST TEACHINGS BUT WERE COMMON TO ALL RELIGIONS OF INDIA.
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