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Which attitude toward sects do Ashoka's Rock Edicts 6, 7 and 12 stress?Read the answer and worked solution →Which elder monk, patronised by Ashoka, sent nine Buddhist missions c. 250 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the Dipavamsa, which young monk did Ashoka see begging in Pataliputra?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the most important forest product for the Mauryas?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Ashokan pillars still survive today?Read the answer and worked solution →Which later empire is the Mauryan economy compared with?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Egyptian ruler sent the ambassador Dionysius to the Mauryan court?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many derasars is Samprati said to have built?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which attitude toward sects do Ashoka's Rock Edicts 6, 7 and 12 stress?

  1. Suppression of rivals
  2. Tolerance of all sects
  3. Support of Buddhists only
  4. Ban on all rituals
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Correct answer: B. Tolerance of all sects

1. These edicts deal with Ashoka's dealings with religions. 2. They emphasise tolerance of all sects. 3. This contradicts legends of destroying other sects. _Source: Wikipedia, Ashoka, Other religions_

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Which elder monk, patronised by Ashoka, sent nine Buddhist missions c. 250 BCE?

  1. Moggaliputta-Tissa
  2. Nigrodha the monk
  3. Samudra the monk
  4. Pingalavatsa
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Correct answer: A. Moggaliputta-Tissa

1. The Sri Lankan tradition names a patronised monk. 2. Moggaliputta-Tissa sent out nine missions to border areas. 3. Nigrodha and Samudra were linked with Ashoka's conversion, and Pingalavatsa was Bindusara's guru. _Source: Wikipedia, Ashoka, Buddhist missions_

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According to the Dipavamsa, which young monk did Ashoka see begging in Pataliputra?

  1. Nigrodha
  2. Mahinda
  3. Samudra
  4. Upagupta
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Correct answer: A. Nigrodha

1. The Dipavamsa describes Ashoka's first contact with Buddhism. 2. He saw a young monk called Nigrodha, his nephew. 3. Samudra appears in the Divyavadana story and Mahinda was his son. _Source: Wikipedia, Ashoka, First contact with Buddhism_

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