Dhamma Mahamatta

Glossary

A class of officers instituted by the Indian emperor Ashoka during his reign in the third century BCE whose chief role included propagating and implementing Dhamma, a set of edicts that comprised Ashoka’s governance policies. They also often served as diplomatic emissaries to neighbouring empires. References to these officers are found on pillar edicts and rock edicts dated to Ashoka’s reign.

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Dhamma Mahamatta%newline%A class of officers instituted by the Indian emperor Ashoka during his reign in the third century BCE whose chief role included propagating and implementing Dhamma, a set of edicts that comprised Ashoka’s governance policies. They also often served as diplomatic emissaries to neighbouring empires. References to these officers are found on pillar edicts and rock edicts dated to Ashoka’s reign.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Dhamma Mahamatta”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/dhamma-mahamatta/
MLA	“Dhamma Mahamatta.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/dhamma-mahamatta/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Dhamma Mahamatta. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/dhamma-mahamatta/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)