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'''Ashoka''' (Skt. ''Aśoka''; [[Wyl.]] ''mya ngan med'') — a 3rd century BC Indian emperor who largely contributed to the propagation of Buddhism in India and Asia. | '''Ashoka''' (Skt. ''Aśoka''; [[Wyl.]] ''mya ngan med'') — a 3rd century BC Indian emperor who largely contributed to the propagation of Buddhism in India and Asia. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], ''Inner and Outer Peace: Buddhism's Contribution to India and the World'' in ''Down the Ages: Contribution of Buddhism to India and the World'', forthcoming publication | |||
[[Category: Historical Figures]] | [[Category: Historical Figures]] | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 16 September 2011
Ashoka (Skt. Aśoka; Wyl. mya ngan med) — a 3rd century BC Indian emperor who largely contributed to the propagation of Buddhism in India and Asia.
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, Inner and Outer Peace: Buddhism's Contribution to India and the World in Down the Ages: Contribution of Buddhism to India and the World, forthcoming publication