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The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of inscriptions on the pillar cave walls written using different scripts. which one of the following is NOT a script used in these inscriptions?

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of inscriptions on the pillar cave walls written using different scripts. which one of the following is NOT a script used in these inscriptions? Correct Answer Nagari

The correct answer is Nagari.

  • The first physical evidence of Buddhism is the edicts of Ashoka.

Key Points

  • A total of 33 inscriptions of Ashoka talk about the moral duties of the people and life conduct principles.
  • The inscriptions were composed in the Prakrit (Magadhi) language and written in Brahmi script throughout the greater part of the empire i.e. eastern part of India.
  • In the north-western part, inscriptions were written in Kharosthi script which is closer to Sanskrit, and in Kandahar (Afghanistan) region they were written in Aramaic i.e. Greek script.

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