Ashoka the Great:

Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons and great-grandsons may follow it and live according to it. And this is for the welfare and happiness of all people. For I consider that the greatest happiness is to lead people to the Dhamma.

— Ashoka the Great Ancient

Indian emperor, spread Buddhism

Context

Pillar Edict VII (combined themes with opening)

Date / Period

c. 243 BCE

Source

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

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