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Nowhere Man
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 Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: ... |
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| Maybe you should just leave the dead threads be... |
He resurrected it.  Just in time for Easter.  |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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| Maybe you should just leave the dead threads be... |
He resurrected it. Just in time for Easter. |
And we have a winner! 
ASHOKA'S EDICTS
The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of 33 inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, made by the Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty during his reign from 272 to 231 BCE. These inscriptions are dispersed throughout the areas of modern-day Pakistan and northern India, and represent the first tangible evidence of Buddhism.
The edicts describe in detail the first wide expansion of Buddhism through the sponsorship of one of the most powerful kings of Indian history. According to the edicts, the extent of Buddhist proselytism during this period reached as far as the Mediterranean, and many Buddhist monuments were created.
The inscriptions proclaim Ashoka's beliefs in the Buddhist concept of dharma ("righteousness") and his efforts to develop the dharma throughout his kingdom. Although Buddhism and the Buddha are mentioned, the edicts of Ashoka tend to focus on social and moral precepts rather than religious practices 
No mention is made of the philosophical dimension of Buddhism, such as the Four Noble Truths or the Eightfold Path. This could possibly be because Ashoka wanted to remain simple in his message to the public, because these notions may have been formalized at a later date, or some combination of the two.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edicts_of_Ashoka
Hmmmmmm ... DHARMA = RIGHT-EOUS-NESS?
My, that's interesting. Anyone by chance familiar with the DEAD SEA SCROLLS?
One prominent figure whose plight we find alluded to here is ...
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