Note 31 — Front matter
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"A man must not do reverence to his own sect or disparage that of another man without reason. Deprecation should be for specific reasons only, because the sects of other people all deserve reverence for one reason or other. By thus acting, a man exalts his own sect, and at the same time does service to the sects of other people. By acting contrariwise, a man hurts his own sect and does disservice to the sects of other people."—King Asoka's Edict XII.
"Every sect favourably regards him who is faithful to its precepts, and, in truth, he is to be commended."—Akbar, (Ain Akbari III).