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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Describe the distinctive features of Ashokan pillars.
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उत्तर
Monolithic pillars, inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka, are the best examples of the remarkable skill and quality of Mauryan artists. The surface of the stone pillars was highly polished. The pillar at Sarnath is the most famous. The lion capital of this pillar is the most magnificent piece of sculpture of the Mauryan period.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank.
The word dhamma is derived from the Sanskrit word _______ which means ____________.
Ashoka’s dhamma was based on human values and a ______ inspired by the teachings of ______.
Answer the following question briefly:
What are edicts? Why were they composed in Prakrit?
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentence:
What does the term ‘dhamma Vijaya’ mean?
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.
What are edicts?
This is the picture of an Ashokan edict.
In which language were they composed and in which script were they written?
Ashoka sent his son and daughter to ______.
Ashoka was known as ‘Devanam Piya’ which means ______.
Ashoka’s Dhamma contained the essence of ______.
Ashoka emphasised obedience and respect for parents, preceptors, and elders.
