{"product_id":"6280","title":"Ashoka: An Ideal Ruler by Patrick Given-Wilson (Video Streaming and Download)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e \u003ca class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.pariyatti.org\/free\/6280\/TALK_Ashoka_An_Ideal_Ruler.mp4\"\u003eDownload English (689MB)\u003c\/a\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sz_wrd7CTtU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView at YouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this video, Patrick Given-Wilson speaks about Emperor Ashoka, grandson of Chandragupta, founder of the Maurya Dynasty. Ashoka ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between about 268 to 232 BCE, and lived at a time when Dhamma was still strong in India. He fostered it throughout his kingdom and widely beyond its borders. He sent two arahants, Sona Thera and Uttara Thera, to Burma where the practice extended through generations of teachers to Ledi Sayadaw, Saya Thetgyi, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, and S.N. Goenka. It was because of Ashoka that we can practice Dhamma today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cfigure\u003e \u003cblockquote style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 150%\"\u003e There is no gift like the gift of Dhamma, no acquaintance like the acquaintance of Dhamma, no distribution like the distribution of Dhamma, and no kinshipālike kinship through Dhamma. \u003cfigcaption style=\"text-align: right\"\u003e Emperor Ashoka\u003c\/figcaption\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003c\/figure\u003e \u003cp\u003eView all the talks in this \u003ca href=\"\/Lineage-Talks-by-Patrick-Given-Wilson\"\u003evideo series by Patrick Given-Wilson\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Given-Wilson, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101592064094,"sku":"721017","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/6280","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}