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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Explain any five steps taken by Ashoka to propagate dhamma in and outside India.
उत्तर
To propagate dhamma, the following steps were taken by Ashoka.
- He ordered the construction of Buddhist monasteries
- He sent learned Buddhist scholars to distant lands to spread Buddhism. His son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra were sent to Sri Lanka to spread the message of Buddhism.
- He visited all the places associated with the life of Buddha.
- Special officers called Dhammamahamatras were appointed to spread and enforce the princples of dhamma throughout the kingdom.
- The principles of dhamma were engraved in Prakrit on rocks, pillars and caves so that people could read and follow them.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The word dhamma is derived from the Sanskrit word _______ which means ____________.
Answer the following question briefly:
What are edicts? Why were they composed in Prakrit?
Textbook Keyword: Dig vijaya
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentence:
What does the term ‘dhamma Vijaya’ mean?
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.
What are edicts?
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.
In which language were they composed and in which script w ere they written?
Ashoka emphasised obedience and respect for parents, preceptors, and elders.
Mauryans were not aware of the spy system.
Under the Mauryan administration, punishments were very mild.
State the salient feature of the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
