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.”(2020)
a) Ashoka
b) Samudragupta
c) Harshavardhana
d) Krishna Deva Raya
Answer: A
It was Ashoka who advised “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.”
