Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely” [2020]

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely”

The quoted inscription reflects the policy of religious tolerance promoted by Ashoka. It comes from Rock Edict XII, where he advised people to respect all religious sects and avoid praising their own religion while criticizing others.
(Major Rock Edict 12): “The king honours all religious sects with gifts and with honours of various kinds. But he does not value gifts or honour as much as the promotion of the essentials of all religious sects. The root of this is guarding one’s speech so that neither praising one’s own sect nor blaming others’ sects should occur on improper occasions; and it should be moderate on every occasion. And others’ sects should be honoured on every occasion. Acting thus, one both promotes one’s own sect and benefits others’ sects. Acting otherwise, one both harms one’s own sect and wrongs others’ sects. For whoever praises their own sect or blames another’s sect out of devotion to their own sect with a view to showing it in a good light, instead severely damages their own sect. Coming together is good, so that people should both hear and appreciate each other’s teaching.”