im not talking about the movie Asoka, but if the movie had some factual evidence or details, please let me know.....and please tell me all you know about Asoka as well as all the visual evidence(pictures, movies, photos, etc.) or examples of him...ALL OF YOUR HELP WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! please let me know of any website also. THANKS!
2006-11-23 09:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Asoka, the great. although the movie was very good and based on some actual facts, most of it was fiction.
Asoka was the greatest ruler of the maurya dynasty. he was a warrior, who spread his kingdom almost to the whole of India. he fought only one major war in his lifetime...the battle of kalinga. he saw so much pain and human suffering that he had a change of heart, and this is why he is called great, and no just a ruler.
he gave up the policy of war and started a peaceful rule. he termed his policy of peace as dhamma. he leaned towards Buddhism, preached peace, banned killing of animals, spread the message of Buddha to south east Asia and Afghanistan, he wrote inscriptions on stone pillars and walls of caves to tell the people the importance of peace and moral integrity.
Asoka was a great humanist, and a benevolent king, who is known for adopting and preaching Buddhism in India and abroad.
i hope this helps..if you want more information, just google his name and you'll get information about many Indian history sites.
as for the movie, i loved it, but only the part about war and Asoka's subsequent remorse is true...rest is all made up or taken from buddhist lore.
2006-11-24 02:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
until your question i never heard of this person. apparently this king is highly thought of, in india. kind of like solomon or arthur. and some people think this yahoo answers is just mindless entertainment.
2006-11-23 10:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure if this will help, but here are some websites I have found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoka
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/ppersons2_n2/asoka.html
http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html
2006-11-23 10:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋