Q. Who among the following abandoned the policy of ‘bherigosha’ and ‘digvijay’ and embraced the policy of ‘dhammagosha’?

[A] Kanishka

[B] Harshavardhan

[C] Ashoka

[D] Chandragupta Maurya

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation:

  • Ashoka abandoned the policy of physical possession in favor of cultural conquest, that policy has been named Bherighosa and Dhammaghosa.
  • He replaced the policy of Bherighosha with Dhammaghosha.
  • Bherighosha, the literal meaning is “the sound of war drums.
  • Dhammaghosha means “the sound of peace signifying conquest through dhamma” instead of through war.
  • Major Rock Edict XIII speaks about this change of policy in the Ashokan realm.
  • Ashoka inscribed in the fourth great rock edict that due to his dhammaniti, religious discipline has increased. What was earlier Bherighosh has now turned into Dhammaghosh.

Source: ICSE Total History

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