Ashoka

Question 1

Growth and Development - Quote 1

Answer 1

“ensure that the Sangha prosper and that bhikkhus and bhikkhunis live according to the Dharma” (Edict VI)

Question 2

Growth and Development - Quote 2

Answer 2

“These Dhamma texts, I desire that all the monks and nuns may constantly listen to and remember. Likewise the laymen and laywomen.” (Edict III)

Question 3

Growth and Development - Quote 3

Answer 3

“[Ashoka’s] memory is kept alive [through] […] the spread of Buddhism throughout India and beyond,” (Buddhanet R. Mookeyi )

Question 4

Expression of Beliefs - Quote 1

Answer 4

“establish[ment] [of] monuments […] was closely involved in the preservation and transmission of Buddhism,” (Etienne Lamotte)

Question 5

Expression of Beliefs - Quote 2

Answer 5

“he used his position as Emperor to spread the relatively new teachings of Buddhism as far as Ancient Egypt and Rome.” (Richard Gombrich).

Question 6

Expression of Beliefs - Quote 3

Answer 6

“inscriptions of Dharma” allow adherents to “know that victory lies in them and not in conquest” (Edict XI),

Question 7

Expression of Ethics - Quote 1

Answer 7

“recited by adherents on special days with the hope that they would form the benchmark of societal ethics and personal moral standards.” (Draper, 2023).

Question 8

Expression of Ethics - Quote 2

Answer 8

“kindness, generosity, truthfulness, purity, gentleness and goodness […] among the people,” (Edict II)

Question 9

Expression of Ethics - Quote 3

Answer 9

“… in my domain no animals will be slaughtered or offered in sacrifice.” - Edict V.