possibly at Varanasi‚Cremated 232 BCE‚ less than 24 hours after death | Predecessor | Bindusara | Successor | Dasaratha | Wives | Kaurwaki Devi Padmavati Tishyaraksha | Royal House | Mauryan dynasty | Father | Bindusara | Mother | Maharani Dharma or Shubhadrangi | Children | Mahendra‚ Sanghamitra‚ Tivala‚Kunala‚ Jaluka‚ Charumati | Religious beliefs | Buddhism | Ashoka Maurya (304–232 BCE) commonly known as Ashoka and also as Ashoka the Great‚ was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who
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CRITICAL STUDY OF SOURCES OF HISTORY To study the culture and heritage of a region‚ it is important to know the history of that place‚ for history contains answers to the questions like how did the civilisation started‚ how did a particular custom and tradition arise‚ how did the art and aesthetic values of the region developed‚ etc. The answers to these questions lie within the study of history. However‚ studying history is a complicated process. It is generally not easy to give a very clear
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Renunciation and Asceticism The practice of asceticism and renunciation is central to the understanding of South Asian religions‚ such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Orthodox views about ascetic practices are plagued with the thinking that the renouncers are the ones that give up work or in other words‚ the discipline of action. Typically‚ renouncers are merely seen as people dressed up in saffron clothes‚ wandering hither and thither on a pursuit to salvation (Olivelle 271). These views
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1. The unification of India came about when the Persian emperor Darius crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and conquered portions of northwestern India; there he established the kingdom of Gandhara in present-day Punjab. Achaemenid authority in India shed light on Persian techniques of administration to local rulers. A few centuries later‚ Alexander of Macedon crossed the Indus River and destroyed the states he found. Although his campaign had an effect on politics and history in India‚ he created a
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Buddhism started nearly 2500 years ago in by the son of a wealthy and powerful man named Siddhartha Gautama. He saw the suffering and despair of others one day and taught that they should be equal and live in harmony. As stated in The Buddha Dharma Education Association‚ Siddhartha sacrificed all his good fortune he had possessed and tried to feel what his other Indians felt and tried to comfort them with a new teaching and faith (Pilgrimage‚ 1). Furthermore‚ he did this for his own understanding
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lifestyle (Nina Makofsky). Children start training as early as possible at the temple‚ however there is no age limit to start studying Shaolin kung-fu. It is said that shortly after Shaolin was founded‚ a Buddhist monk named Dharma came from India to teach Buddhism. Dharma found
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“Law is manifestly a plurality of pluralities” Fuzziness is often contested as disingenuous and meaningless in various postmodern topics‚ but this is not at all the case in legal field; though addressing the limitations of current law theories is prerequisite‚ the pluralist approach to law attempts to diagnose conflicts between the overlapping pluralities of social and legal fields; to recognise it’s fuzziness‚ in order to find practical solutions to deal with such fuzzy situations‚ as Melissaris
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In the western world‚ the relationship between church and state exists as separate entities. Individuals have the freedom to practice or not practice any religion without the government becoming involved. China‚ too‚ allows for this freedom of religious belief. However‚ most governments in the western world use a democratic form of government whereas China uses a communist form of ruling. Therefore‚ although the freedom of religious belief does exist‚ a strong interdependence between the state and
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The reading of original Hindu writings is an essential element in achieving moshka; therefore‚ this law establishes that no women can achieve moshka unless she fulfills her dharma and is reborn as a man. Furthermore‚ the Laws of Manu goes on to state that “…he [the man] should keep her [the women] busy amassing and spending money‚ engaging in purification‚ attending to her duty‚ cooking food‚ and looking after the furniture…
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goes into a forest or to the foot of a tree‚ and sits stably in the lotus position.” Correct breathing‚ according to this Sutra‚ is to focus the mind on the body‚ being aware‚ calm‚ happy‚ and peaceful. It also means focusing on the fading of all dharma and
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