VegHist Ep 4: Ashoka. On India’s animal advocate Buddhist king and the spread of the ?ramanas; with Bharati Pal and Suchandra Ghosh; at the Kalinga rock edict, India - a podcast by Ian McDonald

In the largest ancient Indian empire, at the height of its power, its Buddhist king advocates for animals in his edicts, and tries to change India for good. Episode 4: Ashoka In the fourth century BCE, the ?rama?a movement (anti-violence anti-ritual ascetics) has produced three religions: the vegetarian Jains, the freegan(ish) Buddhists, and the mysterious (and now vanished) ?j?vikas. […] The post VegHist Ep 4: Ashoka. On India's animal advocate Buddhist king and the spread of the ?ramanas; with Bharati Pal and Suchandra Ghosh; at the Kalinga rock edict, India first appeared on THE VEGAN OPTION radio show and blog.

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