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why ashoka is considered as a unique ruler? what was ashoka's dhamma?

He is considered as unique ruler as he wrote incriptions on pillers and ashoka's dhamma was not involved in god worships or performance of a sacrifice . He felt that just teaching of father to son . he had duty to teach his subjects .He was inpired by the teachings of lord Gautam buddha

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sorry, there isone more point that he was only king which stop fighting wars

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Ashoka is considered as unique ruler because -

1) he was only the ruler in the history of the world who give up conquest war after winning the war.

2) he was inspired by the teachings of buddha.

3) he extent his empire at its height.

4) he spread dhamma by appointing dhamma-mahamattas and send them in different countries.

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ANS1. ASHOKA IS CALLED A UNIQUE BECAUSE

1. HE WAS THE FIRST RULER WHO GAVE UP FIGHTING WARS.

2. HE WAS THE FIRST RULER WHO GAVE UP KILLING ANIMALS AND BECAME VEGETARIAN.

3. HE WAS THE FIRST RULER WHO SPREAD HIS DHAMMA THROUGH INSCRIPTIONS.

4.HE WAS THE FIRST RULER WHO SEND HIS OFFICIALS TO DIFFERENT COUNTIES TO SPREAD HIS DHAMMA.

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ANS 2. 1.NOT TO KILLING OF ANIMALS.

2. CONSIDER RICH AND POOR EQUALLY.

3. NOT TO DO SACRIFICES FOR WORSHIPING GODS.

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ashoka was considered as an unique ruler as he was the only ruler who was sad by seeing all the bloodshed and suffering to life in the war of kalinga.He vowed to give up the path of wars and followed the Buddhist oath of dhamma.
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