This Dhamma edict was written by me after I had been consecrated twenty-six years. I have caused this Dhamma edict to be inscribed for the following purpose: that it may endure for a long time, and that my sons and grandsons and great-grandsons may follow it and live according to it.
— Ashoka the Great Ancient

Indian emperor, spread Buddhism

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Pillar Edict VII

Date / Period

c. 243 BCE

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Controversial

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https://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html

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