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In the Sutta Pitaka myth, people chose a leader paid with rice to punish wrongdoers. He was called:
AChakravartin
BDevaputra
CRajadhiraja
DMahasammata
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mahasammata
1. Buddhists saw kingship as a human choice.
2. The great elect was mahasammata.
3. Taxes paid for the king's services.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies._
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