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The EDICTS OF ASOKA, kept in stone in the Hindu Continent have longtanding validity. Although they have no longer the force of law, they serve as pillars for 21st century Legislation. The world is in need of governments in the material world which rely on spiritual principles. Of course separation between religion and state matters would be preserved. The edicts are more like Laws of Wisdom to be followed. they serve the purpose of embodying a trascendental body of wisdom which then Emperor Asoka applied in his kingdom. These edicts are worth studying not just for their worth as part of history but rather as a legacy to actual & future behavior.
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Asoka, one of the greatest of the Indian emperors (ca. 274-232 B.C.), was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan dynasty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Asoka, one of the greatest of the Indian emperors (ca. 274-232 B.C.), was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan dynasty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Rock Edict, Pillar Edict, The Edicts of Aloka, King Priyadarái, King Priyadargi, Kaliñga Edicts, King Priyadarfii, Reverend Sirs, The Edicts of Atoka, Hiuen Tsang New!
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- Asoka Text and Glossary by Alfred C. Woolner in Front Matter
- The Edicts of Asoka (Sanskrit Edition) by Vincent A. Smith in Front Matter
- Inscriptions of Asoka by D.C. Sircar in Front Matter
- Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India by Vincent A. Smith in Front Matter
- The World Religions Reader by Gwilym Beckerlegge in Front Matter, and page 392
- The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent by Thomas A. Tweed in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) by Richard F. Gombrich in Back Matter
- An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (Introduction to Religion) by Peter Harvey in Back Matter
- Freedom and History and Other Essays: An Introduction to the Thought of Richard McKeon by Richard P. McKeon in Front Matter
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