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

