Analytical Study of Dhamma Vijaya Governance of King Ashoka the Great

Abstract

The objectives of this research ware to analytical study of Dhamma vijaya governance and to analyze the values and benefits of the Dhamma vijaya governance of King Asoka the Great. There was a qualitative research by using of a documentary research that appears in the Tripitaka, commentary, supreme supplications, textbooks and academic writings on Buddhism and analyze descriptive data.
The result was as follows:
1. King Asoka the Great adopted the principles of governance and Buddhist concepts as a means of governing to create legitimacy and maintain the power and stability of governance. By relying on the principles of Buddhism as the main idea of governing the country focus on practice by bringing the aforementioned principles into practice, propagating and teaching the general public.
2. King Asoka the Great ruled the country by Using of Dhamma Vijaya principle for governance. Ruling the People as fathers ruling their children or ruling the land with righteousness. Build a stone inscription for communication to enhance the Dharma as state's policy to allow local administrative administrators to teach the people. To
appointed an ambassador of Dharma in propagating the Dharma and going to all Buddhist places for study and practice Dharma.
3. The values and benefits of Dhamma Vijaya governance as King Asoka the Great adopted the principles of governance towards the patriarchy, which was to rule the people's kingdom like a father and son and ruled the land with righteousness and supported people to educate investigated and propagated Dhamma by himself which gave rise to a royal tradition which every king has followed in his footsteps.