HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
religion
|
|
|
speech
|
|
|
press
|
|
|
happiness
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Directed and determined request for tolerance among different religious sects. Also written in Greek in the Kandahar Greek Edict of Ashoka (last portion) Major Rock Edict XIII. It is the largest inscription from the edict.
Detailed explanation-2: -The victory in the Kalinga war was represented by which edict? The 13th Rock Edict of Ashoka, a major one, explained his downfall through Dhamma rather than a war. That is why it is used to explain the victory of the great ruler in the Kalinga war.
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: -The Rock Edicts were instructions from the emperor Ashoka to the public to practice the concept of Dhamma, -which means to uphold the teaching of the Buddha-and, thus, bring together the natural order of the universe. The Edicts were erected between 269 BCE and 233 BCE.