Edicts on Compassion for Living Things

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Executive Order
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
various sites in India
gptkbp:hasInscription order of Ashoka
rock edicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edicts on Compassion for Living Things
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Ashoka
gptkbp:language gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:prohibits animal sacrifice
killing of certain animals
gptkbp:promotion building of wells and rest houses
medical care for humans and animals
planting of medicinal herbs
gptkbp:publicationDate 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:purpose promote vegetarianism
encourage kindness to animals
promote non-violence
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dhamma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7