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"wherever there is land on this mighty planet, it is supposed to be under mauryan flag"
- King Ashoka to his troops during war over Kalinga and Mesopotamia'
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^ i'd wonder what Napoleon and Hitler used to say!
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I don’t find a single statement in the above lines as true. Maurya empire remained confined to the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism never spread beyond the subcontinent and Maurya empire had nothing to do with the spread of Hinduism. In fact it was Maurya empire (Ashoka) which started the process which in fact resulted in the almost demise of Hinduism, since Ashoka adopted Budhism and spread this religion all across east Asea. Within few centuries Hinduism was on the brink of extinction. But it sprang back after few centuries.
RSS has nothing to do with Maurya empire. This fundamentalist outfit draws its inspiration from mythological scriptures like Ramayana, Mahabharata and Geeta etc.
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^^ Listen Mr
i’ve pasted the links for whatever i stated above, why dont you check them out. Hinduism was know as Vedicism/Vedism which flourished in the Mauryans Era. If you want to go a little deep then check it out.
http://ancient-calling.org/vedicism.html
I did’nt said Vedicism/Hinduism was preached out of Sub-Continent by Mauryans, read my post above and them let your tounge bubble. I said Vedicism was taken-out of Indus-Basin to the REST OF THE EMPIRE.
It seems that you dont know anything else out of your madrassa. Visit the links in my above post.
Munna, Ashoka was the last powerful king of Mauryan Empire after Chandragupt Maurya and Bindusara. Before he was crowned king Vedicism/Hinduism had strongly rooted itself in the rest of the continent. Ashoka adopted the preachings of Gautam Buddha after the deadly war of Kalinga (althou he won there too) because in Hinduism, Guru (teacher) holds the second most respected postion after parents.
Its true that he took his prechings to East Asia, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and in Persia which encouraged people for peace and discouraged them for war or kingship thats why soon after his death Golden Mauryan Era declined rapidly.
Hinduism just like universe doesnt have beginning and end, so stop worrying about it.
Mauryans are the main inspiration of RSS.
http://www.experiencefestival.com/rss
Why is it so difficult for you people to settle yourself comfortably among other faiths and people. Why you people always disrespect other relegions and their holy scriptures. What if, i call ur Quran a mythological concept which is used for no other purpose than brainwashing the people and preparing human bombs.
If you face so hard comprehending the prosperity of other relegions than you better concentrate on reading ur Quran and keep urself away from posting against any relegion.
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Vikramaditya was truly admired by one of the mauryan king chandragupta II.
I don't want to argue with you in the subject of history. The above sentence itself will convince every Indian high school kid about your knowledge of history.
The third century B.C. Mauryan Empire king admiring a fourth century A.D. Vikramaditya!!! What a joke. This exposes your knowledge of history.
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[QUOTE] Hinduism never spread beyond the subcontinent
It did to Malaya and Indonesia.
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Maurya empire had nothing to do with the spread of Hinduism.
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In fact, the opposite is true. They unified large parts of India under Hinduism.
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In fact it was Maurya empire (Ashoka) which started the process which in fact resulted in the almost demise of Hinduism, since Ashoka adopted Budhism and spread this religion all across east Asea.
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He adopted Buddhism alright, but who told you it resulted in Hinduism's demise ?
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Within few centuries Hinduism was on the brink of extinction. But it sprang back after few centuries.
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Incorrect. Asoka's empire collapsed within 50 years of his death (his children were incompetent), and Buddhism never remained in India for long (a big tragedy).
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I am not sure whether hinduism was on the brink of extinction. But certainly budhism became extinct in india, eventhough it took birth in india. There are two reasons for it. The philososhy of budhism is very much similar to that of hinduism.So for people over here, it was nothing new. Another important reason is buddha or budhism, denied existence of god. For people, it was difficult to fathom. I hope i am right whatever i said.
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As far as i know, no body could defeat alexander. He was simply undefeatable. Besides, near persia, it was a hindu king called “puru”, who fought with alexander. Alexander even defeated him. But, Alexander gave puru back all his territory, telling that he fought very bravely and courageously.
So as far as i know, no body could defeat alexander. Even if they did, they could not do it fully. Moreover, when alexander invaded india, some sages or seers in india, prophecized that he would not live long and his name will be remembered till the end of this world as “alexander, the great”. I got this information from a BBC documentary some time back.
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^^ ssingh, i afraid your point - ‘Alexander was never defeated’ is not entirely correct.
Under Chandragupta, the Mauryan Empire liberated the transindus, which was under macedonian occupation. He then defeated the invasion led by Seleucus I](Seleucus I Nicator - Wikipedia), a Greek general from Alexander’s army. You can visit the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauryan_empire
However Alexander succeded in defeating King Porus, only when king Ambhi of Taxila allied with him. And you are right that He gave Porus’s (Puru’s) all terretories back after the real “KING’S” war. He was deeply impressed by his bravery and kingship.
He allied with king Ambhi of Taxila (called Taxiles or Omphis in Greek sources), and with his support managed to subdue king Porus of Pauravas, a state of eastern Punjab, defeating him at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. He thereafter established vassal states (satrapies), headed by the previous kings Ambhi and Porus, and founded several garrison towns. A Greek satrap named Philippus controlled a Macedonian occupation force. Like Ambhi, several kings allied themselves with the Alexander. After his assasination he was replaced by Thracian Edamus. Soon his political empire collapsed.
Link is given above.
It was my typing mistake- Replace Ashoka with Chandragupta.
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You certainly exposed yourself. 
Vikramaditya was a 1st century BC king and Chandragupta-II was 2nd century BC one. Well kid, from admiration i mean he(Vikramaditya) and his ‘good-work’(cultural, phylosophical,etc.).
I beleive you dont need to be alive till the next millenium to have some admiration from the people, its your good-work which keeps you and your name alive after your death. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikramaditya
The same case is here with King Vikramaditya. He was admired by Chandragupta II for all of his good-work towards social and political development of that era and its people.
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Thanks for all the information…It’s truly amazing of alexander for having achieved so much at such an young age. His fight with Darius of iran is termed as sometimes termed as the greatest battle in history or at least at that time. The main reason for this attribute is ‘Alexanders 42,000 soldiers defeated 2,50,000 soldiers of darius’.