What were the problems that Ashoka wanted to solve by introducing dhamma?
There were a numerous problems that troubled ashoka and he wanted to solve those problems. These were as follows :
- People in the empire followed different religions, and this sometimes led to various problems out there.
- Animals were sacrificed or killed.
- Slaves and servants were badly treated.
- There were quarrels in families and amongst neighbourhood.
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(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
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(c) Ploughmen were known as ———————— in Tamil.
(d) Most grihapatis were ———————— landowners.
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(a) ———————— was a word used for large landowners in Tamil.
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