Edicts on Compassion for Living Things
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Executive Order
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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
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gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Ashoka
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gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Prakrit
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Maurya_Empire
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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
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gptkbp:purpose |
promote vegetarianism
encourage kindness to animals promote non-violence |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dhamma |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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