Ashoka Mindmap
Ashoka:
- Life of Ashoka
- Military and political context
- Significant features of the edicts
- Ashoka's new version of kingship
- Ashoka's accomplishments
- Relationship with other faiths
- Created by: Liv1996
- Created on: 07-04-14 11:17
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- Ashoka
- Political and military context of India
- · Ashoka reined from 270 to 232BCE · Inherited the throne of the powerful Maurya · He converted to Buddhism in 266 · Ashoka was the first monarch to rule over a united India · Kings belong to the Kshatria social class of warriors
- Life of Ashoka
- · Born in 290BCE · Name meaning- without sorrow · Youngest of five sons · All of his brothers mysteriously died (assassination?) · Gobrich claims he died in 239BCE · He took office when he was 16, he was crowned at the age of 21 · Bloody victory of Kalinga- more than 100,000 deaths, 150,000 carried away as captives- Rock edicts 13 · He revolutionised the Indian version of kingship, left the first dated historical records and transformed Buddhism from a local to a world religion
- Significant features of the Edicts
- · Archaeologists have discovered 32 of the edicts · Historical events- imperial prolamations- to decrees exhorting his people to behave morally · Pillar in Lumbini pinpoints the Buddha · Edicts never refer to being Buddhist · A L Bashman argues Ashoka is not Buddhist at all · Ashoka is considered to be the first guide for lay Buddhists
- Ashoka's new version of kingship
- · Ashoka extended the role to looking after people morally through kindness and social justice · Meeting everyday needs · A form of socialism before its time · Instead of war he brought peace · Many of his policies show him to be a pacifist
- Ashoka's accomplishments
- · Set up medical and vetenary centres · Constructed wells and reservoirs · Planted trees for fruit and shade · Provided welfare services · Established rest houses for travellers · Torture banned- equal judicial standards · Ahimsa- non violence he focused on (no branding cattle) · Wide spread of vegetarianism · Constructed stupas
- His relationship with other faiths
- · Supported the institutions of all faiths · Rock edict 12 · Animal sacrifice – not banned because of Brahmanism
- Political and military context of India
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