INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The bloodshed of this war is said to have prompted him to adopt Buddhism, his response to the Kalinga War is recorded in the Rock Edicts. Edict 13 of the Edicts of Ashoka Rock Inscriptions expresses the great remorse the king felt after observing the destruction of Kalinga.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Rock edict XIII mentions about Kalinga war. After the war, Ashoka adopted Buddhism and renounced wars.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kalinga War prompted Ashoka, already a non-engaged Buddhist, to devote the rest of his life to ahimsa (non-violence) and to dharma-Vijaya (victory through dharma).

Detailed explanation-4: -The major rock edict XIII describes the victory of Ashoka in the Kalinga war. It explains about the conquest through dhamma instead of war.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ashoka’s inscription describing the Kalinga war This is what Ashoka declared in one of his inscriptions: “Eight years after becoming king I conquered Kalinga. About a lakh and a half people were captured. And more than a lakh of people were killed. This filled me with sorrow.