Identify the ruler of ancient India with the help of the given information and choose the correct option:
He got the title of Devanampiya.
He distributed a portion of Buddha's relics for stupas.
He was the first ruler who inscribed messages on rocks and pillars.
He got the title of Devanampiya.
He distributed a portion of Buddha's relics for stupas.
He was the first ruler who inscribed messages on rocks and pillars.
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- Samudragupta
- Harshavardhana
- Rudradaman
- Asoka
The Correct Option is D
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Read the given source carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Buddhism in practice
This is an excerpt from the it{Sutta Pitaka}, and contains the advice given by the Buddha to a wealthy householder named Sigala:
In five ways should a master look after his servants and employees ... by assigning them work according to their strength, by supplying them with food and wages, by tending them in sickness; by sharing delicacies with them and by granting leave at times...
In five ways should the clansmen look after the needs of it{samanas} (those who have renounced the world) and it{Brahmanas}: by affection in act and speech and mind, by keeping open house to them and supplying their worldly needs.
There are similar instructions to Sigala about how to behave with his parents, teacher and wife.
(33.1) How did Buddha highlight the significance of compassion in social hierarchy?
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