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    Ashoka erected pillars and edicts throughout South Asia and parts of the Middle East after converting to Buddhism following the bloody war in Kalinga. The inscriptions were intended to spread the teachings of Buddhism and included his other names Devanampiya and Priyadarsi. There are 33 inscriptions in total grouped into major rock edicts, minor rock edicts, separate rock edicts, and pillar edicts found in locations across India and Afghanistan using various local languages and scripts including Magadhi, Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic.

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    Ashoka erected pillars and edicts throughout South Asia and parts of the Middle East after converting to Buddhism following the bloody war in Kalinga. The inscriptions were intended to spread the teachings of Buddhism and included his other names Devanampiya and Priyadarsi. There are 33 inscriptions in total grouped into major rock edicts, minor rock edicts, separate rock edicts, and pillar edicts found in locations across India and Afghanistan using various local languages and scripts including Magadhi, Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic.

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    Ashoka erected pillars and edicts throughout South Asia and parts of the Middle East after converting to Buddhism following the bloody war in Kalinga. The inscriptions were intended to spread the teachings of Buddhism and included his other names Devanampiya and Priyadarsi. There are 33 inscriptions in total grouped into major rock edicts, minor rock edicts, separate rock edicts, and pillar edicts found in locations across India and Afghanistan using various local languages and scripts including Magadhi, Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic.

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    Ashokan Edicts and Inscriptions

    (By IAS PCS Pathshala)

    Ashoka (3rd monarch of the Maurya dynasty) converted to Buddhism after


    witnessing the horri c effects of war in Kalinga. He erected pillars and edicts
    all over the subcontinent and even in modern-day Afghanistan, Nepal,
    Bangladesh and Pakistan to spread the Buddha’s word.

    • Devanampiya (which means Beloved of the Gods) and Priyadarsi


    were his other names.
    • Ashoka's name is only used in four of these locations:
    ◦ Maski (Karnataka)
    ◦ Brahmagiri (Karnataka)
    ◦ Gujjara (MP)
    ◦ Nettur (AP)

    • There are 33 inscriptions in all, which are broadly grouped as follows:


    ◦ Major rock edicts
    ◦ Minor rock edicts
    ◦ Separate rock edicts
    ◦ Major pillar edicts
    ◦ Minor pillar edicts
    • Minor rock edicts are found on 15 rocks across the country and in
    Afghanistan also.

    Languages used in Ashoka Inscription


    • In eastern part Mauryan empire, Magadhi language in Brahmi script is
    used. (Magadhi is the dialect of Prakrit found in Magadha).
    • In western parts, Prakrit in Kharoshti script is used.
    • Major Rock Edict XIII contains an extract in Greek and Aramaic as
    well.

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