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# A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.61

A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.61

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### [v2.c19.s1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.61)

⁴ Parallel passages from the Dhammapada, which are in accord with the Dhamma of Aśoka, are quoted by \*Hultzsch\*, Inscriptions of Asoka, p. xlvii ff. We can only compare such texts as have reference to the morals of the laity, as Aśoka had only these in view, and not the philosophy and dogmas of Buddhism.

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## Cites (1)

- [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada) — Pāli

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