Ashoka according to the Ashokavadana

          This story from the Ashokavadana may have appealed to various groups of early Buddhists because of the respect Ashoka demonstrates for all classes and the manner in which he teaches his way to his minister. The Buddhists believed that all the members of all the caste are equal and since Ashoka treats the different classes equally, the Buddhists would like the story from the Ashokavadana. Ashoka teaches his minister by demonstrating his point that his head was not worth anything. Buddhists like the teach by demonstration, so they can relate to the story.