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Ashoka - The Great
Ashoka - The Great
BCE
Ashoka belongs to
the Mauryan
Dynasty
He is the third
king of Mauryan
Dynasty
Ashoka's reign as
and suffering
witnessed on the
battlefield made him
turn away from war.
So he was deeply
influenced by Buddhism,
and adopted the
dharma principles
A. Dharma
Principles
B. Spread of Buddhism
C. Ashoka the
Administrator
monasteries and
inscribed Buddhist
teachings on rocks and
pillars in many places.
He sent missionaries to
countries.
His own son Kunal
became a monk &
carried Buddhism to Sri
Lanka
people to love
human life.
He
unnecessary
mutilation of animals.
abolished the
slaughter or
wildlife.
He
became
vegetarian
&
most people
chose to
become
LEGACIES OF
ASHOKA
SYMBOLI
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BOLLYWOO
LEGAC
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LEGAC
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Indian government
Asokas
The film-ASHOKA-
was directed by
Santosh Sivan and
stars Shahrukh Khan
as Ashoka and
Kareena Kapoor as
Kaurwaki, a princess
of Kalinga
Before
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