Directory of Ashoka Resources

Ashoka was the greatest ruler of the Maurya dynasty, and ruled the Maurya empire from about 269 BC till his death in 232 BC.

Resources in This Category

A Translation of the Edicts of Asoka

http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka1.html
Description of his life.
Ashoka

http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/ashoka/
A short biography.
Ashoka (290-232 BC)

http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/asoka3.html
Extracts from the Rock and Pillar Edicts of the Indian king.
Ashoka, King of Behar: The Rock Edicts, c. 257 BCE

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/ashoka-edicts.asp
Excerpts from some of the Rock Edicts Ashoka used to spread Buddhism.
The Edicts of King Ashoka

http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html
Historical overview of what is known about Ashoka and a translation of his edicts.
The Edicts of King Asoka

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/asoka.html
Historical overview and translation of the edicts.
The Edicts of King Asoka

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/dhammika/wheel386.html
A translation by the Buddhist Publication Society of all of the known Rock Edicts of King Asoka.

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