It can be said that a truth, or the discovery of scientific and technological achievements is important, but more important is the dissemination of truth or results, and benefiting more people is the ultimate goal of discovering truth.
The history of King Ashoka from becoming a prince to a king and becoming a Buddhist can see that suffering is an important external cause of human thinking. Only in a painful state can humans think persistently and seek a path to liberation. From the separation of the love between Ashoka and Ava, to the killing of brothers, to the killing of neighboring countries, he experienced various painful tortures and inspirations, which made him realize the pain caused by the slaughter. Perhaps only those who have experienced the same pain can understand the same pain of others. For this reason, Ashoka resonated with Buddhism that promotes compassion and reincarnation of good and evil, and vigorously promoted it. In a short time, he built 8,400 Buddhist temples in India and spread it to the outside world. The power of the emperor is powerful, and it is also powerful for the spread of religion. It is much stronger than the spread of Buddhism itself, making Buddhism a qualitative leap in the history of its spread.
Ashoka once also wanted to seek inner peace and joy, but various external events dealt a heavy blow to him, and the tree really wanted to be quiet and the wind kept flowing. He escaped from the palace and met Avaqi and fell in love. He wanted to enjoy the sweet love, but the news of Ava’s death made him miserable. In the case of leading his troops to win, he was frequently conspired to fight. When his brother met with swordsman, he wanted to be compassionate, but his brother used his compassion as a breakthrough point and wanted to kill him. He was rescued by his subordinates who arrived in time. This made Ashoka more painful. I was kind to people, but I was a sword, so I opened the killing ring and conquered neighboring countries. Hundreds of thousands of people fell victim to the war. In the final conquest of Ling—the country, when he finally met his lover Ava—the princess of the conquered country, Ashoka fell into pain even more. The victory of the war did not make him happy, but saw greater pain. How can he be relieved? ——Buddhism gave him the answer. He resonated with Buddhism, using Buddhism to teach people, reduce killing, reduce human suffering, without desire and desire, all four are empty, and it is an ideal world without pain and a world of inner peace.
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