WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As he explains in his edicts, after this event Ashoka converted to Buddhism in remorse for the loss of life. Buddhism became a state religion and with Ashoka’s support it spread rapidly. The inscriptions on the pillars set out edicts about morality based on Buddhist tenets. They were added in 3rd century BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka, the third emperor of the Mauryan Empire, erected and inscribed numerous sandstone pillars with edicts-moral principles based on the ideal of dharma (dhamma) that he had conceived-throughout his kingdom during the 3rd century BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Major Pillar Edicts of Ashoka were exclusively inscribed on the Pillars of Ashoka or fragments thereof, at Kausambi (now Allahabad pillar), Topra Kalan, Meerut, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauria Nandangarh, Rampurva (Champaran), and fragments of these in Aramaic (Kandahar, Edict No.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on pillars, boulders, and cave walls, made by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire during his reign, from 268 BCE to 232 BCE.

Detailed explanation-5: -This pillar was originally erected in the 3rd century BC by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. The pillar was moved to Allahabad, in front of the gateway to the Allahabad Fort, in 1583 by Akbar. The pillar made of polished stone extends 10.7 m in height and is incised with an Ashokan edict.

Detailed explanation-6: -The pillars and edicts represent the first physical evidence of the Buddhist faith. The inscriptions assert Ashoka’s Buddhism and support his desire to spread the dharma throughout his kingdom.