Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor - Vincent E Smith

Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor - Vincent E Smith

Asoka the great, as he is popularly known, was the last emperorof the Maurya dynasty of India. He ruled the major subcontinentsin India, extending the lineage of his grandfatherChandragupta Maurya from Afghanistan in the west toBangladesh in the east.Also known as the Buddhist emperor, he became the biggestpreacher of the religion in the country. He embraced Buddhismafter the bloody and brutal war of Kalinga. He is rememberedfor the pillars and edicts propagating tenets of Buddhism, tospread virtues of honesty, truthfulness, compassion toward all,and for establishing monuments marking several significantsites in the life of Gautama Buddha.Asoka: The Buddhist Emperor of India charts how this exemplary king made history,and explores the transformation of a tyrant and despot to a devotional monkfollowing and spreading the tenets of non-violence and benevolence.

• Author: Vincent E Smith
• Language: English
• Page No.: 236
• Publishing Date: 43291

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