Mauryan Empire
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History
Ashoka, the Shungas and Buddhism
A commenter argues that Ashoka’s violence and later rulers’ patronage complicate the story of Buddhism’s decline, and quotes Ambedkar’s view that the Muslim invasions were the main cause of Buddhism’s…
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Science
NASA-NSF predicts collapse of civilization
A note on a NASA-sponsored study warning that industrial civilisation could collapse from resource strain and inequality, with the poster questioning the claim and welcoming its comparison of Maurya, Gupta…