Ashoka's policy of Dhamma

Ashoka The Great
Maurya Samrat
A "Chakravartin" ruler, 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Preserved at the Musee Guimet
Reign268 BCE – 232 BCE
Coronation268 BCE
PredecessorBindusara
SuccessorDasharatha
Born304 BCE, Close to 8 Aug
Pataliputra, Patna
Died232 BCE (aged 72)
Pataliputra, Patna
BurialCremated 232 BCE, less than 24 hours after death
Ashes immersed in the Ganges River, possibly at Varanasi
DynastyMaurya
ReligionBuddhism

Dhamma (Pali: धम्म, romanized: dhamma; Sanskrit: धर्म, romanizeddharma) is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the 3rd Mauryan emperor Ashoka the Great, who succeeded to the Mauryan throne in modern-day India around 269 B.C.E.[1] Ashoka is considered one of the greatest kings of ancient India for his policies of public welfare.

  1. ^ "Ashoka the Great's Rule of India". Holistic Thought Education. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.