SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Confucianism
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Hinduism
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Buddhism
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Legalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashoka’s inscriptions mention that he conquered the Kalinga region during his 8th regnal year: the destruction caused during the war made him repent violence, and in the subsequent years, he was drawn towards Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of dhamma (pious social conduct), and promotion of Buddhism as well as his effective reign of a nearly pan-Indian political entity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The furious Ruler Ashoka was changed into a calm and peaceful emperor after the bloody war with Kalinga, and he became a Buddhist patron. According to A. L. Basham, a notable Indologist, Ashoka’s personal faith became Buddhism after the Kalinga War, if not earlier.