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Ashoka the Great - The Buddist Expansion #3 - Extra History
🕑 Added 2023-08-11 17:30:01 +0000 UTCThe Great King Ashoka's relentless quest for the revered relic - "The Ashes of the Buddha" - marked the genesis of his transformation and ignited the global spread of Buddhism. As he tirelessly wove religion, monasteries, and compassionate policies into the fabric of society, Ashoka also spurred infrastructural growth across his realm. Giving people access to a practical moral system to guide their lives under Buddhism.
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Martin Verran
I knew of Ashoka the Great from a BBC documentary series entitled, "Ancient Warriors," which featured an episode all about the conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka, as well as another documentary called "The Story of India," which also features episodes on Ashoka and the Buddha.
