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State patronage and institutional support for Buddhism under the Mauryas (c. 268–185 BCE)

State patronage and institutional support for Buddhism under the Mauryas (c. 268–185 BCE)

  1. Pushyamitra’s coup ends Mauryan imperial patronage

    Labels: Pushyamitra Shunga, Shunga dynasty, Brihadratha

  2. Dasaratha dedicates Nagarjuni caves after accession

    Labels: Dasharatha Maurya, Nagarjuni Hills, j vikas

  3. Ashoka’s pillar edicts consolidate dhamma governance

    Labels: Ashoka, Pillar Edicts, Dhamma

  4. Schism edicts threaten penalties for Sangha division

    Labels: Schism Edicts, Sangha, Ashoka

  5. Lumbini pilgrimage edict grants fiscal privileges

    Labels: Lumbini, Rummindei pillar, Ashoka

  6. Great Stupa at Sanchi founded under Ashoka

    Labels: Great Stupa, Sanchi, Ashoka

  7. Religious tolerance formalized in Major Rock Edict XII

    Labels: Major Rock, Religious tolerance, Ashoka

  8. Nigali Sagar edict records stupa enlargement

    Labels: Nigali Sagar, Minor Pillar, Konakamana

  9. Dharma-mahamatras appointed to enforce dhamma policy

    Labels: Dharma-mahamatras, Imperial bureaucracy, Ashoka

  10. Medical and welfare measures proclaimed in Rock Edict II

    Labels: Rock Edict, Public welfare, Ashoka

  11. Barabar caves dedicated under Ashoka’s reign

    Labels: Barabar Caves, j vikas, Ashoka

  12. Minor Rock Edicts begin empire-wide inscription program

    Labels: Minor Rock, Inscription program, Ashoka

  13. Kandahar bilingual edict projects dhamma outward

    Labels: Kandahar edict, Greek Aramaic, Ashoka

  14. Kalinga conquest prompts Ashoka’s moral turn

    Labels: Kalinga War, Major Rock, Ashoka