Talk:Ashoka

Including Hart's ranking of Ashoka is a typical 'Look how great my hero is' statement; it serves no other goal than pumping up his importance. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Some publications say Ashoka samrat estd shrinagri(srinagar) And some says kashmir , but what is the right info can anybody please provide right info about that. Bmx aditya (talk) 03:45, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, Utcursch, your POV is disturbing. Here's a lesson you need if you're going to continue to edit Buddhist related pages on Wikipedia: Buddhist scholars are the best sources for history on Buddhism. Why? A Tibetan Khenpo has studied Buddhism for 23 years before they are tested and pass their exams, receiving the title of Khenpo. The title of the source here is Khenchen (great Khenpo) whose page on Wikipedia states he was considered the highest Nyingma School scholar of his day. His published scholarly work on the history of Ashoka is actually the most reliable source on the Ashoka page, given his scholarly credentials and education. He has written based on valid Tibetan historical texts, dating from the early Nyingma school's period. You said as an excuse for deleting a valid edit based on this source that,"A Buddhist religious leader is not a great source for a history-related article;". I'm embarassed for you. Will you please re-correct the misinformation on this page? 2400:1A00:B040:FE04:53D7:7B15:58F9:6614 (talk) 11:28, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

No, they won't; we rely on secondary and tertiairy sources, not on primary sources. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 11:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

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I want to edit the page of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the great and provide it with all necessary royal titles of the emperor which are missing here 2A00:20:B28E:16BF:2655:2CEF:4C16:BB5E (talk) 20:47, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — DaxServer (t·m·e·c) 20:53, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

did the great buddhist king Asoka persecute his hindu subjects for their religious beliefs? ~2025-33390-50 (talk) 04:13, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

See WP:FORUM. Chronos.Zx (talk) 05:00, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

The religion section in the infobox is needlessly mentioning that he promoted all religions.

It's supposed to be about the religious beliefs of a subject of the article, not how many religions he promoted or how tolerant he was.

I tried correcting this, but User:Joshua Jonathan reverted me stating "please don't ignore the inline warning". I didn't, it was talking about not adding his religion prior to conversion to Buddhism, I simply removed the part about him promoting all religions and kept Buddhism only.

Still I've opened up this discussion to avoid edit warring. The religion section in the infobox should only be about the personal beliefs of a person. Linkin Prankster (talk) 01:59, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

You also removed that inline warning; that's disruptive. The fact that Ashoka supported other religions is relevant; religion was not simply a personal choice, but had wider societal implications. I checked te template-info; there's no compelling argument stated there to restrict 'religion' to just one item. So, context matters. Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 05:09, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

I never said it's irrelevant but the infobox isn't the place for mentioning his policies. I apologise for removing the note, that was accidental. Linkin Prankster (talk) 12:35, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Also @Joshua Jonathan:, MOS:INFOBOXREL clearly states that "Such a parameter should only appear in infoboxes that pertain to classes of persons for whom religion is integral to their notability...". Example infobox clergy.

Whether Ashoka's religion is integral to their notability is disputbable, his notability is because of the large amount of inscriptions and the empire he ruled. So either we keep it limited to Buddhism or remove the religion section altogether.

But the infobox isn't the place for his secular religious policies. Let me shorten the "religion" section to simply Buddhism, I'll take care not to remove the inline warning. Linkin Prankster (talk) 12:44, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

@Linkin Prankster: thank you for your clarifications and self-restraint. His religion is certainly relevant for his notability; without him Buddhism may have been quite less influential. Yet, there are some nuances: he may have been a Buddhist, but the 'rightenous' he propagated was not restricted to Buddhism, and he also sponsored other religions. So, yes, it's all relevant. Maybe we should ask some others for their thoughts? Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 14:27, 8 January 2026 (UTC)