Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?
”Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to
his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very
severely.”
Answer:
(a)
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The Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka refer to 14 separate major Edicts, which are significantly detailed and extensive. 12th Rock Edict read: Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, honors both ascetics and the householders of all religions, and he honors them with gifts and honors of various kinds. But Beloved-of-theGods, King Piyadasi, does not value gifts and honors as much as he values this — that there should be growth in the essentials of all religions. Growth in essentials can be done in different ways, but all of them have as their root restraint in speech, that is, not praising one’s own religion, or condemning the religion of others without good cause. Therefore, the correct answer is (a).