Ashoka and his Dhamma
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- Ashoka ,the Brave king
- I shall conquer Kalinga and include it in my empire!
- Kalinga war (start)
- IF you won't give up the kingdom, we will have to start war on you! attack soldiers!!!
- We,Kalingans will not give up our freedom!
- Kalinga war (end)
- Ashoka, one of the most famous kings of the Mauryan empire and the son of Bindusara. Ashoka was a brave warrior and wanted to expand the borders of his kingdom. He decided that he would include Kalinga in his kingdom!
- Ashoka's realisation
- Ashoka raised a large army and attacked Kalinga!The kalingans who loved freedom fought bravely but were defeated.
- Ashoka's message to the world
- The last battle between the Kalingans and Ashoka was fiercely fought, both sides suffered heavy losses! 1 lakh Kalingans died!
- Relevance of Buddha's Dhamma in the 21st century
- Thus, Buddha's message of non-violence, love and compassion is extremely relevant in the current environment of insecurity and unrest.
- This was probably the most important event in Ashoka's life. The horror of war created a storm in Ashoka's mind. His heart was moved seeing the misery of men. He decided he would convert into a peaceful man.
- I will become peaceful! I cannot stand what I have done!
- He would pursue people to have peaceful lives thus, the Kalinga war changed Ashoka! He converted to Buddhism. Ashoka made his oDhamma which included To respect elders, love the young, follow the path of truth, villagers tolerance ,non violence and to follow a biased life are the basic tenets of Dhamma.
- Follow Dhamma!
- I have a message for the world! Respect elders, love the young, follow the path of truth, villagers tolerance,charity #160;etc.
- we have to acknowledge cultures and religions, conflicts relating to killing beings are the greatest source of violence in this world.Buddha's teachings of non-violence and belief in the oneness of humanity, contending that many of the world's problems and conflicts arise because man has left those basic tenets behind.
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