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Asoka  

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  • Asoka was a great emperor of ancient India who had both Hindu and Buddhist sensibilities and left an indelible imprint on ancient world civilization. His policy of dharma (Sanskrit) or dhamma (Prakrit) was not religion in its traditional sense. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Asoka (R. 273–226 BCE)]

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