Technically, this hand gesture is referred to as the gesture of turning the wheel of dharma, Dharmachakra.

其实严格来说, 这应该叫转法轮印，意转动佛法之轮。

I feel like that would be -- I think it's called the dharma.

我觉得那会是——我认这叫做佛法。

Yeah, the dharma of the blank page.

是，空白页佛法。

And if you fulfill your dharma, things improve and you get re-born into a higher being.

如果履行佛法，事情就会改善，就会重生存在。

What is your true calling? What is your dharma?

真正使命是什？佛法是什？

Periodically, Ashoka traveled the country  preaching dharma and relieving the suffering of the rural people.

阿育王定期周游国，弘扬佛法，乡间百姓解除苦难。

Right, the social reason is obvious that dharma and caste combine for excellent social cohesion.

是，社会原因很明显，佛法和种姓结合起来形成了极好社会凝聚力。

He passed on his dharma (his way, his teaching) to monks and to missionaries who eventually travelled across the vast expanses of Asia.

他向僧侣传授自己佛法，僧侣们再将其传向亚洲各地。

Even if he’s bad at it – like for instance if he gets killed – it’s still preferable to not living his dharma.

即使他做得不好——比如如果他被杀了——也比不践行他佛法要好。

Ashoka rejected military conquest, adopting  a policy he called " conquest by dharma" – a religious and moral law consisting of  generosity, nonviolence, and truthfulness.

阿育王拒绝军事征服，采取他称之“佛法征服”政策——一种由慷慨、非暴力和诚实组成宗教和道德法则。

But, say that your dharma is to scoop animal dung your entire life, why do you keep doing that when you see other lives that at least appear to be far more fulfilling?

但是，如果说佛法是一生都在挖动物粪便，当看到其他至少看起来充实生活时， 什还要继续这样做呢？