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Ashoka
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Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, has caused this Dhamma edict to be written. Here (in my domain) no living beings are to be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice.
— Using primarily Girnar version of the edicts, issued in 257 B.C.
Ashoka
Mauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE
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Lived -304–-232, aged 72India
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Updated 2026-06-19
An ancient Indian emperor whose name was nearly lost to history until the 19th century, when scholars cracked the Brahmi script and discovered his stone edicts scattered across the subcontinent — revealing a ruler who turned from conquest to Buddhism after a single bloody war.
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Ashoka ruled the Mauryan Empire from around 268 BCE, the third in his dynasty, commanding territory that stretched from present-day Afghanistan to Bangladesh with his capital at Pataliputra. In his eighth regnal year, around 260 BCE, he conquered Kalinga in a brutal campaign — then something shifted. His edicts, carved in stone, show him turning toward "dhamma," righteous conduct, and gradually embracing Buddhism. He became a patron of the faith, founding stupas, backing missionaries, supporting the Third Buddhist council, and funding the sangha. For centuries his existence faded into legend,…
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Ashoka
saidundated
To do good is difficult. One who does good first does something hard to do.
— Using primarily Girnar version of the edicts, issued in 257 B.C.
Ashoka
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Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, desires that all religions should reside everywhere, for all of them desire self-control and purity of heart.
— Using primarily Girnar version of the edicts, issued in 257 B.C.
Ashoka
saidundated
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, honors both ascetics and the householders of all religions, and he honors them with gifts and honors of various kinds.
— Using primarily Girnar version of the edicts, issued in 257 B.C.
Ashoka
saidundated
Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, conquered the Kalingas eight years after his coronation.
— Using primarily Girnar version of the edicts, issued in 257 B.C.
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