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UPSC 2020: Which one of the following rulers advised his subjects through an inscription thus: "Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely."
(a)Ashoka
(b)Samudragupta
(c)Harshavardhana
(d)Krishnadeva Raya
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Ashoka
The quoted injunction against extolling one’s own sect while disparaging others appears in Ashoka’s 12th Major Rock Edict, where the Mauryan emperor preaches religious tolerance; none of the other rulers issued such dhamma proclamations. ([sarthaks.com](https://www.sarthaks.com/2807407/following-rulers-advised-subjects-through-inscription-whosoever-praises-religious-sector?utm_source=openai))
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