ASOKA AS A PATRON

Asoka's services to the Buddhist church are countless and his passion for diffusion of the Lord's message is monumental. He was the only monarch who ruled with undisputed authority over both secular and temporal worlds. The Buddhists, who found in him a perfect master and an affectionate patron acknowledged his superiority and adored him without any reservation what so ever. His munificence cleansed the afflicted of the stains of their misery. He devoted all his energies and resources for the promotion of this cause. His patronage took various shapes and it drained the imperial treasury almost to the last pie.

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