Q30. Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames others out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his
own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”
(a) Ashoka
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Krishanadeva Raya
Answer: A
- Major Rock Edict XII of Ashoka reads, “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.” The edict concludes with the admonition that an individual’s religion grows through Dhamma and so all faiths are improved by tolerance and understanding.
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