Title:
The Edicts of Asoka
Authors:
Asoka, Edited and Translated by N. A. Nikam and Richard McKeon
Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press
Pages:
69
Year:
1959
ISBN:
9780226586113
Categories:
General Buddhism
Copies:
1 total
Description:
A collection of English translations and commentary on the ancient inscriptions made by the 3rd-century BCE Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire. These inscriptions, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent, detail Ashoka's conversion to Buddhism and his vision for moral and righteous governance, known as Dhamma.