"Chandragupta's grandson, Ashoka (269—232 B.C.E.) =greater figure in India's history. Governor of 2 provinces= lavish lifestyle; studied nature; influenced by spiritualism of Brahmans & Buddhism; extended Mauryan conquests> gained control of all but southern tip of India by bloodthirsty methods. Ashoka eventually converted to Buddhism; he saw it as a kind of ethical guide that might unite & discipline diverse people under his rule. Ashoka vigorously spread Buddhism throughout India, sponsoring shrines for worshippers. Ashoka sent Bud¬dhist missionaries to Hellenistic kingdoms in Middle East & Sri Lanka. The "new" Ashoka urged humane behavior by his officials & insisted they oversee moral welfare of his empire." https://quizlet.com/13901503/ap-world-history-india-flash-cards/
The story reveals that to Budhhist the case and class did not define your fate or path into Nirvana, but your behaviour and attituted towards desire.
Explanation:
Buddhist doctrine and religious system, in contrapostion of Brahmanism (Hinduism) defined darma and karma not as a result of social position, or as it was put in the Mahabharata to fulfill your role simple because you are meant to. Buddhism emphatize that it was attitued, balance and the abandonment of desires that twould eventually lead to the Nirvana.
Asoka, in general saw this after his supression of a rebellion, and made him aware of the need to "balance" the Mauryan Empire. This was the beginning of his conversion and the widespread of Buddhism in India.
The quote that most clearly reflects pressure from superiors as motivation for bias in media is “Robbins doesn’t have a shot at winning and isn’t worth covering, but my editor says we have to make him look electable.”
