GK QUESTION#2210
Consider the following statements regarding the Edicts of Ashoka: 1. Rock Edict XIII describes the Kalinga war and Ashoka’s remorse after it. 2. Pillar Edict II defines Dhamma as compassion, truthfulness, and purity of life. 3. The Rummindei inscription marks Ashoka’s visit to the birthplace of Buddha at Lumbini. 4. The Kandahar Greek Edicts were written in Prakrit and Chinese. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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A. 1, 2 and 3 only
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1, 2, and 3 only. Major Rock Edict XIII describes the Kalinga conquest and the king’s remorse. Pillar Edict II includes kindness, generosity, truthfulness, and purity among the qualities of dhamma. The Lumbini inscription commemorates his visit to the Buddha’s birthplace. Statement 4 is false: the Kandahar Greek texts are in Greek, and a separate bilingual inscription uses Greek and Aramaic; they are not Prakrit and Chinese.