INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Bairat or Bhabra Minor Rock Edict, Ashoka proclaimed his trust in Buddha, Dhamma, and Samgha and named Buddha Bhagavat. It’s in Rajasthan near Jaipur. In this edict, Ashoka refers to himself as Piyadassi laja Magadha (Piyadassi, King of Magadha).

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Bairat or Bhabra minor rock edict, Ashoka declared his faith in Buddha, Dhamma and Samgha and called Buddha the Bhagavat. It is near Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ashoka promoted Buddhist expansion by sending monks to surrounding territories to share the teachings of the Buddha. A wave of conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ashoka’s inscriptions mention his title Devanampiya (Sanskrit: Devanampriya, “Beloved of the Gods"). The identification of Devanampiya and Ashoka as the same person is established by the Maski and Gujarra inscriptions, which use both these terms for the king.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Empire who reigned from 268 BCE to 232 BCE.