HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Rock Edicts are addressed to common people and Pillar Edicts to the Buddhist order
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There is a hint of fanaticism about dhamma and of megalomania in the Pillar Edicts
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The Pillar Edicts are mainly devoted to the moral aspects of dhamma and Ashoka’s attachment to Buddhism
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The main stress in the Pillar Edicts is on social welfare measure
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are the rock edicts and pillar edicts? Inscriptions engraved on the rocks and pillars are called Edicts, those which are on rocks are called rock edicts and those on pillar are know as Pillar edicts.
Detailed explanation-2: -An edict may be issued in any number of physical forms. While an inscription is a text produced by carving the letters into a solid surface, but the actual content of the text may be more or less anything. Some inscriptions may contain edicts, and some edicts may be issued or made available in the form of inscriptions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rock edicts are important sources for modern understanding of ancient Indian political and religious history, particularly with regard to the influence of the Buddha’s teachings on the king and, through him, on the people at large.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are the rock edicts and pillar edicts? Inscriptions engraved on the rocks and pillars are called Edicts, those which are on rocks are called rock edicts and those on pillar are know as Pillar edicts.