UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2017 · Q3(b) · 15 marks
“The concept of Ashoka’s Dhamma as found through his inscriptions had its roots in Vedic-Upanishadic literature.” Discuss.
- Chapter
- Mauryan Empire
- Topic
- Ashoka's Dhamma
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