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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
thousands of people were lying on the ground. Many dead, many wounded and many in the process of dying. There was nothing but torture, suffering, pain and death. Buddhist monk asked" Oh great Ashok, tell me who is responsible for their pain, suffering and death?". Buddhist monk asked another question, "Oh Ashok, you are the greatest conqueror, you can do any thing, can you give them their lives back?". The happiest Ashok become very sad. He found himself in the clouds of misery. He found his limitations.
Ashok got the enlightenment from the Buddhist monk. He realized that although he won the war but he lost every thing. May be for a moment he felt victorious but due to such actions which he had committed caused suffering and pain for those people and their families. He brooded over the turning phase of life, its reality and its limitation. He realized that he is not going to live for ever then why so much suffering and pain to others? He himself has bonded strongly to Karma for sufferings for millions of people directly or indirectly. Ashok return to his palace with great grief and sadness. He was very restless. There was no way he could fix this incidence. History tells us that Ashok changed completely from that moment. He announced Buddhism, the practice of non-violence like Jainism, to be practiced in his kingdom. He opened his all
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