Nepal PM Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Friday said he was inspired by Lord Buddha to abandon the path of violence after waging a decade-long insurgency and adopted the peaceful path shown by him. Saying that Ashoka transformed himself by shunning the path of war and following the teachings of Buddha, Prachanda said the same is true with the Nepalese Maoists, which renounced armed struggle and adopted peaceful politics by signing the comprehensive Peace Agreement (in 2006). “This has also proven that peace and revolution are complementary to each other,” he added.