WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of Ashoka’s edicts announced that along the roads trees had been planted for the enjoyment of animals and men, and wells and ponds had been dug everywhere. Which goal did this promote most?
A
Justice
B
Security
C
Buddhist Values
D
General Welfare
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through a series of edicts carved in stone and placed throughout the empire, Ashoka proclaimed to his people the importance of Buddhist values and his beliefs about how his people should act.

Detailed explanation-2: -They provided the first tangible evidence of Buddhism, along with the locations of important early buddhist archaeological sites. The edicts describe Ashoka’s views about dhamma, an earnest attempt to solve some of the problems faced by a complex society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reference to these can be seen inscribed on the stone edicts. Ashoka advocated restraint in the number that had to be killed for consumption, protected some of them, and in general condemned violent acts against animals, such as castration.

Detailed explanation-4: –“It is good not to kill living beings.” In his last edict, probably inscribed in 242 B.C., Asoka wrote: “The advancement of dhamma amongst men has been achieved through two means, laws and persuasion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Major rock edicts. Minor rock edicts. Separate rock edicts. Major pillar edicts. Minor pillar edicts.

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