
Beloved of the Gods: Ashoka Maurya in His Time and Ours
Echoes Of India: A History Podcast
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The Great Dommi Is About to Start His Resitation
In front of a crowd is a chonky individual standing next to a colorful banner. Carved into the rock are some rather poorly shaped symbols. With great ceremony he rubs a white powder into the symbols to make them clearer. Then he squints at them and hums and hawls a while. And then he turns to face the crowd. Ok, ok, listen up. He who is beautiful to look at must be carried out in every respect. In a family, relatives must treat each other with respect. This is the ancient custom conducive to long life, and thus it must be carrying out. Likewise the local chiefs obey,. mother and father, obey the teachers. Have mercy
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