Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Ashoka or Ashoka the Great NULL

Indian Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty

"One should honour another man’s sect, for by doing so one increases the influence of one’s own sect and benefits that of the other man."

"Wherein does religion consist? It consists in doing as little harm as possible, in doing good in abundance, in the practice of love, of compassion, of truthfulness and purity, in all the walks of life."