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State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · வினா 20

Consider the following statements with respect to Ashoka: 1. The definition of Dhamma given by Ashoka is taken from 'Rahulovada-sutta'. 2. In the 14th year of his coronation, Ashoka appointed a new type of staff, called Dhamma-mahamatras. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Only 2
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) Both 1 and 2

விளக்கம்

Scholars trace Ashoka's Dhamma to Buddhist texts such as the Rahulovada sutta; Rock Edict V says Dhamma-mahamatras were created 13 years after consecration, i.e. in the 14th year. (Verify with the official key.)