Question
A gateway carving near the Great Stupa at Sanchi depicts this ruler’s visiting Rāmagrāma to ask for relics of the Buddha. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who erected his namesake Lion Capital pillar at Sarnath. This ruler referred to himself as Devānaṃpiya (“day-vah-nahm-pee-yah”) in a series a rock edicts that he promulgated as Dhaṃma Lipī.
ANSWER: Ashoka the Great [or Ashoka Maurya or Aśoka]
[10m] Ashoka supposedly embraced Buddhism after witnessing the violence caused by his invasion of this region where over 100,000 people died while defending the Dhauli Hills.
ANSWER: Kaliṅga [accept Kaliṅga War; accept Trikaliṅga; prompt on modern states such as Odisha or Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Amarkantak, or Chhattisgarh; prompt on modern districts such as Puri or Ganjam]
[10h] This monk and eldest son of Ashoka was tasked with spreading Buddhism to the Anuradhapura (“ah-noo-RAH-duh-POO-ruh”) Kingdom in Sri Lanka, where he legendarily encountered King Tissa’s royal hunting party on Mihintale (“mee-heen-TAH-lay”) Peak.
ANSWER: Mahinda [or Mahinda Maurya]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 88% | 63% | 0% |