With reference to Ashokavadana consider the following statements 1 It is a text written in Pali lang...........

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With reference to Ashokavadana, consider the following statements.

1. It is a text written in Pali language that espouses Ashokan dhamma.

2. It was written by Ashoka himself to praise the city of Mathura and his associated initiatives.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

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Explanation:

Statement 1: It is an Indian Sanskrit-language text that describes the birth and reign of the Maurya Emperor Ashoka.It is one of the avadana texts contained in the Divyavadana, an anthology of several Buddhist legends and narratives.
Statement 2: According to Jean Przyluski, the text was composed by the Buddhist monks of the Mathura region, as it highly praises the city of Mathura, its monasteries and its monks
Learning: According to Ashokavadana, Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha’s relics to every important town and ordered the construction of stupas over them.It contains legends as well as historical narratives, and glorifies Ashoka as a Buddhist emperor whose only ambition was to spread Buddhism far and wide.