longer text that was originally carved on a great circular column, about 30 feet high (9m) and 3 feet (1m) in diameter. Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire.

Ashoka and his love of Buddhism spread all over ... was Buddhist and known as a calm and kind people. In earlier columns we have described Lahore as being for approximately 1,000 years a Buddhist ...

Ashoka symbolizes one of India's great ages. After years of brutal rule and the bloody Battle of Kalinga, Ashoka felt tremendous regret for the violence he wrought upon his enemies. He converted ...

To honor the great achievements of Ashoka, students mimic the style of the Great Rock Edicts and write an edict memorializing one of Ashoka’s accomplishments. To follow up, students develop ...

longer text that was originally carved on a great circular column, about 30 feet high (9m) and 3 feet (1m) in diameter. Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire.