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Ashoka was the cofounder of buddhism and made a big religion
After Ashoka destroyed Kalinga Ashoka felt a feeling and so he went seeking for a teacher.To help him and while serching he see a buddhist a monk to the monk told him to sit under the bodi tree and then Ashoka did and had enlightment and then became a buddha.When he returned he had changed
Many things about himself he would go to poor and then give them riches and he rejected violence. And would go to other kingdoms and give them advice to their king on how to make it a better place.And encouraged people for their religion and he even made such an influence on many people that they became buddhas(Doc
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