(d) Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi inscriptions of ashoka are written in Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script. Shahbaz Garhi is an historic site located in Mardan District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Mansehra is located in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
(b) The edicts focus on social and moral precepts rather than religious practices or the philosophical dimension of Buddhism. Major themes are Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism, the description of his...