Pillar Edicts

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:award
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Mauryan_Empire
Buddhist councils
Buddhism's spread in Asia
gptkbp:conservation_efforts gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Ashoka_the_Great
gptkbp:depicts moral teachings
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:features wheel of dharma
animal motifs
lion capital
lotus motifs
gptkbp:historical_significance spread of dharma
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gptkbp:influence gptkb:temple
gptkb:statue
Indian culture
Asian cultures
political thought
gptkbp:inspired modern human rights movements
gptkbp:is_recognized_by UNESCO as World Heritage Site
gptkbp:language gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Bodh_Gaya
gptkb:Lumbini
gptkb:Sarnath
gptkb:Kalinga
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Brahmagiri_Edicts
gptkb:Delhi-Topra_Edicts
gptkb:Kalinga_Edicts
gptkb:Kausambi_Edicts
gptkb:Lauriya_Araraj_Edicts
gptkb:Lauriya_Nandangarh_Edicts
gptkb:Nagarjunakonda_Edicts
gptkb:Rock_Edicts
gptkb:Sanchi_Edicts
gptkb:Sarnath_Edicts
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:33
gptkbp:purpose promote Buddhist values
gptkbp:sales compassion
non-violence
tolerance
respect for all life
ethical governance
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Brahmi
gptkbp:style Mauryan architecture
gptkbp:symbolizes Ashoka's reign
gptkbp:translated_into several languages
gptkbp:year_created 3rd century BCE