Edicts of King Asoka; ufos in buddhist India ?

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Edicts of King Asoka; ufos in buddhist India ?

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Here is translation of the Fourteen Rock Edicts of King Asoka, done by Sravasti Dhammika. They are interesting and valuable. In Rock Edict four Venerable S. Dhammika dares to say aerial cars. This word has been changed or mistranslated in the newer versions of the Lotus Sutra, and also in Rulu's translations of Mahayana Sutras.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el386.html
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"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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