Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Brahmi
The correct answer is Brahmi. - The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars, as well as boulders and cave walls.
- The edicts describe in detail Ashoka's view about dhamma, an earnest attempt to solve some of the problems that a complex society faced.
- These edicts were deciphered by British archaeologist and historian James Prinsep.
- These inscriptions proclaim Ashoka's adherence to the Buddhist philosophy which, as in Hinduism, is called dharma, "Law".
- The inscriptions of Ashoka are found with the following scripts:
- Magadhi Prakrit using Brahmi Script - in the central and eastern part of India
- Prakrit using Kharoshti script - in north and northwest
- Greek and Aramaic - in northwest India
Ashokan inscriptions are classified as below: - Major Rock Edicts: 14 Edicts and 2 separate ones found in Odisha; in Prakrit and Greek.
- Major Pillar Edicts: 7 Edicts, inscribed at the end of Ashoka's reign; in Prakrit.
- Minor Rock Edicts: Edicts inscribed at the beginning of Ashoka's reign; in Prakrit, Greek and Aramaic.
- Minor Pillar Edicts: Schism Edict, Queen's Edict, Rummindei Edict, Nigali Sagar Edict; in Prakrit.
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