HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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a mixture of the philosophies of Ajivikas and Charvakas
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a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time
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the tenets of Buddhism
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the religious policy of the state
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time. Ashoka made an example of himself for others by strictly following the principles of dhamma. The Dhamma propagated by Ashoka was a system of morals consistent with the tenets of most of the sects of the time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Principles of Ashoka’s Dhamma i) Respect to elders and love to children. ii) Ahimsa or non-violence. iii) Good deeds would give happiness to man in the next birth. iv) He taught people to respect all religions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bhandarkar claims that Ashoka the great was a Buddhist and his policy of dhamma was actually original Buddhism as preached by the Buddha. Radha Kumud Mookerji also formulates that as far as the personal religion of Ashoka is concerned, it may be taken as Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asoka also tried to hold his empire together by propagating dhamma, the principles of which were simple and virtually universally applicable. This, according to him, would ensure the well-being of people in this world and the next.
Detailed explanation-5: -The ‘Dhamma’ propagated by Ashoka was .