Ashoka Buddhist tour edict found
The Archaeological Survey of India has discovered an Ashokan rock edict in Bhabhua, Bihar, that depicts the nature of the Maurya emperor’s Dhamma Nomenclatured Minor Rock Edict 1, it was promulgated while Emperor Ashoka was on tour to (Dharma). spread Buddhism.
“The rock edict is inscribed on the vertical surface of a rock in a rock shelter where it seems people must have congregated during the Mauryan period. It is at such a height that it was out of reach of men and as such could not be harmed by the people. It is also protected from the rain and sun by the projection of a natural rock above it,” deputy director-general B.R. Mani said. He visited the site last week.
Written in Pali in the Brahmi script, Ashoka had the rock inscribed after completing 256 days of a tour to popularise Buddhism.
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“The rock edict is inscribed on the vertical surface of a rock in a rock shelter where it seems people must have congregated during the Mauryan period. It is at such a height that it was out of reach of men and as such could not be harmed by the people. It is also protected from the rain and sun by the projection of a natural rock above it,” deputy director-general B.R. Mani said. He visited the site last week.
Written in Pali in the Brahmi script, Ashoka had the rock inscribed after completing 256 days of a tour to popularise Buddhism.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.asianage.com
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