Question

questions 4 through 6 refer to the following. \i, the reverend buddhist teacher dharmasakara, dedicated this statue of the bodhisattva amoghapasa on the orders of his majesty king adityawarman, for the benefit and salvation and happiness of all creatures. hail to the king—experienced in the arts of war, well - versed in the sciences, he is an ocean of all virtues practiced by the followers of the buddha! he is free from all physical desire. hail to the king—he who supports the entire world. he has collected jewels by the millions, taken them from the hands of his enemies among the other rulers of this world. he who is like god among kings, crowned, protected by heavenly beings, king of kings! he orders what should be known to all.\ sanskrit inscription on a statue of a bodhisattva produced in the malayapura kingdom, sumatra, indonesia, circa 1350 c.e. a major figure worshipped in mahayana buddhism the claim in the second paragraph that the king has become \free from all physical desire\ can best be understood to mean that a southeast asian states ruling elites were very wealthy. b in vedic religions, rejecting worldly concerns in order to attain spiritual perfection was considered a virtue. c buddhist monks and nuns in southeast asian societies were required to maintain an ascetic lifestyle. d hindus believed that members of each caste had different rights and responsibilities.

Explanation:

The statement about the king being free from all physical desire aligns with the idea in Vedic - related and some Indian - influenced religious concepts where renouncing worldly concerns for spiritual perfection is valued. In this context, it reflects a virtue similar to those in Vedic religions. Option A is about the wealth of ruling elites which is not related to the concept of being free from physical desire. Option C is about Buddhist monks and nuns, not the king. Option D is about Hindu caste - related rights and responsibilities, not about the king's freedom from physical desire.

Answer:

B. In Vedic religions, rejecting worldly concerns in order to attain spiritual perfection was considered a virtue.