Question

What were the means adopted by the Ashoka to spread the message of ‘dhamma’?

Answer 1

Hint:
> He was also called Ashoka the Great.
> He was an Indian emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE.
> The grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.

Complete answer:
> The means adopted by the Ashoka to spread the message of Dhamma were:
> He provided officials called as dhamma-mahamatta to extend and explain the message of dhamma.
> He wrote his message on rocks, caves, gibbers and stone pillars which were constructed in numerous parts of the empire. Ashoka himself went on tours of examination called dhamma yatras.
> They were written down in Prakrit, the speech of the ordinary individuals.
> He himself set an example before his people by rigidly following Ahimsa.
> He also ordered his officials to read his message to those who could not read it themselves.

Note:
> Dhamma may be a set of edicts that created a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, who succeeded to the mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 C.E.
> He is considered together with the best kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare.
> He was born in 304 BCE and died in 232 BCE in Patliputra, Patna.
> The Religion of “Dhamma” is Buddhism.
> The Word “Dhamma” is a sort of Sanskrit word “Dharma”.
> Many scholars could not translate the word dhamma in english.