asoka-the-great-ppt by lavit saini 21bcon617.ppt

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1. 300 BCE –232 BCE
Presentaionby :-Lavit Saini
Enrolment no :-21BCON617
Course :-B-Tech CSE
Section :-K

3. ASHOKA BELONGS
TO MAURYAN DYNASTY
HE IS THE THIRD KING
OF MAURYAN DYNASTY

4. Birth of
Asoka
300
BCE
Marriage
284 BCE
Conversion
to
Buddhism
263 BCE
Reign
begins
272 BCE
Death in
232 BCE

5. CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
(Founder & grand father of Ashoka)
BINDUSARA
(Second king & father of Ashoka)
ASHOKA THE EMPEROR
(Third king)

6. Founded MauryanDynasty
in 322 BC
Gained power shortly after
Alexander ‘s death.
Was crowned King at Taxila
Had capital at Pataliputra
His minister Chanakya
wrote Arthashastra

7. BEFORE THE KALINGA WAR
AFTER THE KALINGA WAR
LEGACY OF ASHOKA

8. BEFORE THE KALINGA WAR

9. Ashoka'sreignasemperor
beganwithaseriesofwars.
Heconqueredmorelands
andaddedthemtohis
empire.
TheKalingaWarof260BC
wastheworstofall.

10. Thehugelossoflifeand
sufferingwitnessedon
thebattlefieldmadehim
turnawayfromwar.
Sohewasdeeply
influencedbyBuddhism,
andadoptedthedharma
principles

11. AFTER THE KALINGA WAR

12. A. Dharma Principles
B. Spread of Buddhism
C. Ashoka the Administrator

13. Themainprinciplesofdharma(dhamma)
nonviolence,
toleranceofallsects,
obediencetoparents,
respectforBrahmans,teachers&priests
liberalitytowardsfriends,
humanetreatmentofservants,

14. Ashokabuilt shrines and
monasteries and inscribed
Buddhist teachings on
rocks and pillars in many
places.
He sent missionaries to
countries.
His own son Kunalbecame a
monk & carried Buddhism
to Sri Lanka

15. Ashokataughtandconvincedpeopletoloveandrespect
alllivingthings.
Heinsistedontherecognitionofthesanctityofallhuman
life.
Heabolishedtheunnecessaryslaughterormutilationof
animals.
Ashokabannedsporthunting&thusprotectedwildlife.
Hebecamevegetarian&mostpeoplechosetobecome
vegetariansontheirown.
Heallowedonedayleavetoprisonerstogooutsidefora
dayoftheyear.

16. LEGACIES OF ASHOKA

17. SYMBOLIC LEGACY
BOLLYWOOD LEGACY

18. Indiangovernmenthas
adoptedthefamouslion
capitalfromhispillarat
Sarnathasofficial
nationalemblem.

19. After Asoka’s death in 232
BCE the people of India
decided to commemorate
Ashoka by using his personal
chakra. It can still be seen
today on the Indian flag.
The word chakra is sandskrit
and it means cycle or a
repeating process.

20. Asoka’s chakra is also know as the wheel of the
dharma (way) and it symbolizes the 24 virtues in
Buddhism. Some of these 24 virtues include: love,
patience, peacefulness, courage, justice and mercy.

21. Thefilm-ASHOKA-was
directedbySantoshSivan
andstarsShahrukhKhan
asAshokaandKareena
Kapoor
asKaurwaki,aprincess
ofKalinga

22. After the death of Asoka's father, Binder Sar, Ashoka
and his older brother competed for the throne. The
prime minister and other important ministers at the
time though Asoka to be more discreet, capable and
efficient ruler.
The next three years Ashoka focused on reestablishing
peace.
During Asoka's rule theft declined and science,
medicine and technology all flourished.
Buddhism received a significant boost of popularity
when Ashoka converted to Buddhism.

23. Asoka married a commoner called Karuwaki, she was a
fisher.
He met her before his reign when he was sent to
Taxshila to subdue an uprising as a general of the
Mauryan empire.
Due to Ashoka’s success in the quelling of the uprising
and his growing popularity, his step-brothers forced
him into exile to prevent him from obtaining the
throne.
Asoka however returned two years later being
summoned by the emperor to quell another uprising.

24. Before Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga he was
known as Chandashok ( Chanda-cruel,
shok-associated with Hindu goddess of
eternal energy) Asoka was considered a
bloodthirsty and power greedy individual. It
was not until later, after the conquest of
Kalinga, where Asoka received his revelation
that he was considered great.

25. Google.com
Wikipedia.com