The correct answer is honouring the king. Key Points - Ashoka was the great Mauryan ruler and grandson of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta Maurya. - Ashoka became a Buddhist in the 9‌th ‌ year of his reign i.e., a year after the conquest of Kalinga. - Dhamma is Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word 'Dharma'. - Ashoka's dhamma was neither a new religion nor a new political philosophy, it was a way of life. - Ashoka denounced all useless ceremonies and sacrifices held under the influence of superstition. - One of the striking features of Asoka's edicts is that he regards himself as a father figure for the people. Hence honoring the king was not dhamma.