The means adopted by Ashoka to spread the message of Dhamma were:
1.He appointed officials known as dhamma-mahamatras to spread and explain the message of Dhamma.
2. He wrote his message on rocks ,caves,boulders and stone pillars which were erected in different parts of the empire.Ashoka himself went on tours of inspection called dhamma yatras.
3.They were written in Prakrit, the language of the common people.
