Curated OER
India and China Establish Empires: 400 BC - AD 550
Follow India as it journeys through history from the first Buddhist King, Asoka, and the rise of the Mauryan Empire to the establishment of the Gupta Empire 150 year later. This presentation clearly presents historical facts covering 950...
PBS
Pbs: The Story of India: Ashoka (Asoka)
Explanation of Asoka's conversion to Buddhism and how Buddhism influenced his reign.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Missionaries
BuddhaNet.net offers a short web-article that describes Buddhist missionary activity around the world.
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: The Universality of the Dhamma
This entry is about the concept of Dhamma, the earliest of the Canons of Buddhism, which establishes clear exposition, self-realization, and so on.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: India and Southern Asia Chronology: Asoka
Brief one page biography of Asoka and his governing methods, including his later renunciation of war.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: India and Southern Asia
On his website, a history professor provides a brief timeline of the history of India and Southeast Asia. Key words in each entry are highlighted as links for additional specific information and pictures. Link takes you to the index...
Buddha Dharma Education Association
Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: Asoka
A concise biography of king Asoka is provided on this page. This site introduces the idea that India experienced a renaissance of its own under the regime of Asoka.
Curated OER
Asoka Ca. 322 185 Bc
Brief one page biography of Asoka and his governing methods, including his later renunciation of war.