Consider the following statements 1 Harsha prohibited the use of animal food in his kingdom and puni...........

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Consider the following statements.

1. Harsha prohibited the use of animal food in his kingdom and punished those who killed any living being.

2. Harsha gave away his enormous wealth as gifts to the members of all religious sects during the Allahabad Conference.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Statement 1: In his early life, Harsha was a devout Saiva but later he became an ardent Hinayana Buddhist. Hiuen Tsang converted him to Mahayana Buddhism. This led him to shed eating meat and enforce the same as well.
Statement 2: Hiuen Tsang mentions in his account about the conference held at Allahabad, known as Prayag.It was the one among the conferences routinely convened by Harsha once in five years. Harsha gave away his enormous wealth as gifts to the members of all religious sects.
According to Hiuen Tsang, Harsha was so lavish that he emptied the treasury and even gave away the clothes and jewels he was wearing. His statement might be one of admiring exaggeration.