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Asoka was the grandson of the Chndragupta Maurya, founder of one of the
greatest empires of the ancient India (321-297 BC). The empire won by
Chandragupta had passed to his son Bindusara, after his death, it was again
transmitted to his son Asoka. During early years of his kingship he was a very
harsh ruler. But after witnessing the miseries and suffering of people during the
Kalinga War (260 BCE.) Ashoka converted to Buddhism and decided to substitute
the reign of the peace and tranquility for that of violence. Due to his acts of piety
and love for the Buddhist faith he become the most popular and personality after
Buddha for the Buddhists. Many legends associated with him i.e. “a handful
dust”, “redistribution of Relics”, “ his visit of underwater stupa at Ramagrama”
are depicted in Gandhara Art. In the present article an effort has been made to
identify and analyze the legends of Ashoka in the light of their historical
background.
Mahmood-ul-Hasan. (2017) DEPICTION OF ASOKA RAJA IN THE BUDDHIST ART OF GANDHARA, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 54, Issue 2.
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