Identify the statement not associated with the “Gahapati”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → He was appointed by the Mauryan king to spread the message of dhamma
A gahapati was the owner, master or head of a household. He controlled the women, children, slaves and workers who shared his residence, and he owned the land, animals and other things of the household. Options (1), (2) and (4) all come from this description.
Option (3) describes the dhamma mahamatta, the special officers whom Asoka appointed to spread the message of dhamma. A gahapati was a householder, not an officer of the king.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Administering the empire … Asoka also tried to hold his empire together by propagating dhamma, the principles of which, as we have seen, were simple and virtually universally applicable. This, according to him, would ensure the well-being of people in this world and the next. Special officers, known as the dhamma mahamatta, were appointed to spread the message of dhamma.…”
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