Ashoka the Edict Maker: How an Emperor Spoke to Millions

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Ashoka the Edict Maker: How an Emperor Spoke to Millions

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Beyond the pillars and rock edicts, Ashoka's true innovation was the very act of inscribing messages to the public. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mauryan emperor used Prakrit, Brahmi, and even Aramaic to communicate Dhamma across a vast, diverse empire. They discuss the mechanics of carving edicts into stone, the role of the Dhamma Mahamattas as enforcers of the new moral code, and the remarkable discovery in Kandahar that revealed a Greek translation of Ashoka's words. The conversation also touches on the limits of Ashoka's project: how much of his edicts were actually read, and what happened to his message after his death. Featuring insights from the Arthashastra, the Prakrit inscriptions, and the Hellenistic context of the Mauryan Empire, this episode goes beyond the symbols to ask: what did Ashoka really want his people to know? #Ashoka #MauryanEmpire #EdictsOfAshoka #Prakrit #Brahmi #Aramaic #Greek #Dhamma #Kandahar #Pataliputra #Arthashastra #Lumbini #Sarnath #DhammaMahamattas #MauryanArt #AncientIndia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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