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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Explain any five steps taken by Ashoka to propagate dhamma in and outside India.
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Solution
To propagate dhamma, the following steps were taken by Ashoka.
- He ordered the construction of Buddhist monasteries
- He sent learned Buddhist scholars to distant lands to spread Buddhism. His son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra were sent to Sri Lanka to spread the message of Buddhism.
- He visited all the places associated with the life of Buddha.
- Special officers called Dhammamahamatras were appointed to spread and enforce the princples of dhamma throughout the kingdom.
- The principles of dhamma were engraved in Prakrit on rocks, pillars and caves so that people could read and follow them.
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