ASOKA

Raja important in the history of India may once Asoka, the third Maurya dynasty and the grandson of the founder of the dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta a military leadership that India - in the nick at the same time with the battle been Alexander the Great - conquered almost the entire North India, and by itself bisalah regarded as a founder of the first great empire in India.

Persisnya years at the birth of Asoka is not known. May be approaching the year 300 BC, and he ascended the throne around 273 BC. In the beginning he was just following the trail of the great-grandfather and try to extend the power through military action. At the 8-year reign he clinch a successful war against Kalinga, the state on the east coast of India (approximately the current location of Orissa). But, once he realized how dahsyatnya price that must be redeemed for this victory, Asoka inner feeling beaten. One hundred thousand people killed, and thousands of people injured beratus. Depressed and feel guilty, Asoka berkeputusan stop the movement of military conquered India, and along with that dissociate themselves from the aggressive act, he became Buddhists and receive filosofinya, try to practice the values of "dharma" which contains the telling the truth, benevolence and ketidakagresifan.

Create your own personal Asoka stopped hunting and became "vegeterian" (do not eat meat except vegetables). -In terms of still another important aspect of many attitudes that humanity dianutnya. He founded hospitals and places of liturgy, issued the rules for ease of population, to build roads and water to promote. Even Asoka specifically refer to government officials called the "official dharma," duty, told the people that worship to God, that life be kind to develop the spirit of good fellow-men. All religions get the same place in the kingdom. Asoka tolerance is evident, even though the Buddha Religion earn special attention to the profitable growth of religion. Buddha's messengers sent abroad, their mission and achieve great results, especially in Sri Lanka.

Asoka ordered the record of life and step kebijaksanannya written on poles or rocks scattered across the country. Many monuments, monuments that can still hold up to now.

The placement of the monument, the monument is geographically possible we can get reliable information about the broad powers of Asoka, and posts listed above are the main source of knowledge about our career. Chance, poles are also seen as the work of high artistic level.

In time fifty years after Asoka died, the Kingdom of Mauryan disordered and can never rise again. Meanwhile, through its support to the Buddhist Religion, the influence of long-term Assoka against the world itself to be very knowledgeable. When he ascended the throne, Religion Buddhist adherents is still tiny, only a local, known only in the northwest India. But, when his death, adherents have included all of India and they have quickly spread to neighboring countries. More than anyone else too - except their own Gautama - Asoka is a man who is responsible for the development of Buddhist Religion into the world of religion.