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<p>fix broken wikt link BCW</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Edicts of Ashoka&#039;&#039;&#039; are a collection of 33 [[wikt:inscription|inscriptions]] on the &#039;&#039;Pillars of Ashoka&#039;&#039;, as well as on large stones and [[cave]] walls, made by the Emperor [[Ashoka the Great|Ashoka]] of the Mauryan dynasty during his reign from 272 to 231 BCE. The [[wikt:edict|edicts]] describe in detail the first wide expansion of [[Buddhism]]. According to the edicts, the extent of Buddhist [[proselytism]] during this period reached as far as the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], and many Buddhist monuments were created.<br /> [[Image:Asoka Kaart.png|thumb|200px|Buddhist [[proselytism]] at the time of king [[Ashoka]] (260 - 218 BCE).]]<br /> <br /> [[Ashoka]] did not completely forbid the killing of animals; he wanted to control the number of <br /> animals that had to be killed for human consumption or sacrificing, protected some of them, and in general criticized violent acts against animals, such as [[castration]].<br /> He wrote these edicts on rock and pillar.<br /> <br /> Edicts are royal orders or proclamations.These edicts were set up in different part of Ashoka&#039;s empire and spread the message of Ashoka&#039;s Dhamma.There are about 14 rock edicts and 7 pillar edicts currently found.<br /> <br /> Edicts were written in local language. Most of the Ashoka&#039;s edicts are written in Brahmi Script and were discovered by James Prinsep, a British official in 1837. After this major breakthrough, historians and scholars were able to obtain information about Ashoka and his reign.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> *&quot;The Edicts of King Asoka: An English Rendering&quot; by Ven. S. Dhammika (The Wheel Publication No. 386/387) {{ISBN|955-24-0104-6}}<br /> *“Zen living” by Robert Linssen {{ISBN|0-8021-3136-0}}<br /> <br /> == Other websites ==<br /> {{commonscat|Edicts of Ashoka}}<br /> *[http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html The Edicts of King Ashoka (full text, electronic edition offered for free distribution)]<br /> *[http://accesstoinsight.org/lib/bps/wheels/wheel386.html The Edicts of King Ashoka] in Access to Insight<br /> *[http://gandhari.org/a_inscriptions.php Edicts in original Gandhari]<br /> *[http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/king_asoka.pdf King Asoka and Buddhism. Historical and Literary studies]<br /> *[http://inscriptions.whatisindia.com Inscriptions of India -- Complete listing of historical inscriptions from Indian temples and monuments]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{history-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Buddhist texts]]<br /> [[Category:Religion in India]]</div>

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