Answer:
Because he saw in Dharmma a way to cause an organization of social norms.
Explanation:
Dharmma was not a religion, but it used Buddhist concepts and a mixture of different religions present in the kingdom to establish a series of social norms and behavior that should be followed by the population. With the creation of Dharma, Ashoka managed to ensure that these norms were followed by everyone in his reign, regardless of the beliefs they followed, even managing to make possible visitors, or foreigners, succeed in following them without hurting their religious concepts.
Marquis de Lafayette is best know for is aid to the Americans during the revolution were he fought along side them to help win the war
Wanted to unite all of South America into a single nation--> Simon Bolivar
Led a large group of American Indians and Mestizos against the Spanish--> Padre Miguel Hidalgo
Defeated Napoleons army to win independence from France--> Toussaint L'Ouverture
Supported Brazil's independence after Portugal was invaded by France--> Dom Pedro
These leaders were responsible for gaining the independence of their countries and/or regions from European colonial leaders. Bolivar liberated South America from Spain and Hidalgo did so for Mexico as well. L'Ourverture led the revolution in Haiti against the French. Pedro supported the only bloodless revolution in Brazil from the Portuguese. All of these movements occurred in the early 1800's which almost entirely ended 300 years of colonization in the Americas
B. The Rejection of religious themes
I think the answer you may be looking for is he invented the printing press. His most famous accomplishment is the Gutenberg Bible. He is known as the father of printing. However, if you research it, you'll find different results, such as the Chinese beat Gutenberg by a full thousand years in that they invented the first printing press.