The Buddha's Rejection of Attachment

Buddhism has a lot to tell us about how each person should live. But does it offer any political ideas beyond the recommendations and rules governing monastic life? The answer is yes, as we'll see next time by turning to a figure who can fairly be described as a philosopher king - Ashoka. We'll get into his attempt to rule as a Buddhist and compare his ideas to that of the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra.