GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Through paper
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Through pillar edicts
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Through people
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -They were kept in public places and along trade routes so that the maximum number of people would read them. More than religious discourses, they talk about the moral duties of the people, how to conduct life, Ashoka’s desire to be a good and benevolent ruler, and Ashoka’s work towards this end.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Major Pillar Edicts of Ashoka were exclusively inscribed on the Pillars of Ashoka or fragments thereof, at Kausambi (now Allahabad pillar), Topra Kalan, Meerut, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauria Nandangarh, Rampurva (Champaran), and fragments of these in Aramaic (Kandahar, Edict No. 7 and Pul-i-Darunteh, Edict No.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pillars and edicts represent the first physical evidence of the Buddhist faith. The inscriptions assert Ashoka’s Buddhism and support his desire to spread the dharma throughout his kingdom.
Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of the edicts was not only to instruct the people in Dhamma but to show Ashoka’s commitment to peace. The purpose of the edicts was not only to instruct the people in Dhamma but to show Ashoka’s contrition over his earlier behavior and his commitment to peace through Buddhist principles.