What fiscal concession did Ashoka grant to Lumbini?

He reduced the land tribute (bhaga) to one-eighth and abolished the religious cess (bali) to honor the Buddha's birthplace.

Mauryan Epigraphy

UPSC Archival Analysis

The Rummindei Pillar Inscription of King Ashoka provides the definitive historical evidence that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini.

Exam Year

2011

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_2011_63 Ref: Romila Thapar, Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas