Just an Excerpt...

An Excerpt from one of Ashoka's Edicts:

"It is good to be obedient to one's mother and father, friends, and relatives. It is good not only to spend little, but to own the minimum of property."

Ashoka's Four Main Goals

King Ashoka

What were Ashoka's Four Main Goals?

King Ashoka had four main goals that he wanted everybody to follow. They included:

1. Buddhist Values: Follow the Buddha's teachings and do the right thing in life.
2. General Welfare: Making sure that everyone had all the essentials of life like health care, water, food, and shelter.
3. Justice: Having fair laws and how people were treated in jail and empire's courts.
4. Security: This concerned people that were not from their empire.

Who was King Ashoka?

Who was King Ashoka?

Ashoka was an important ruler of ancient India. He was a part of the Maurya family, who were the first ever leaders that united different kingdoms of India.      

     Ashoka expanded the Mauryan Empire by having various wars, but soon rejected violence and ruled in a more peacefully. He followed the Buddhist ways of nonviolence and such. He also spread Buddhism beyond India and sent his son, Mahinda to Ceylon, who changed that king's way to Buddhism as well.

Hello!

Welcome to Ashoka's Edicts!!!

This is a small blog about Ashoka, who he was, and his edicts. I won't post constantly, but it's good to learn about history! :) 

Enjoy!

~KAC