Who described the Mauryan dynasty as marking the transition from darkness to light?

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:

"His dhamma of edicts is not any particular religious system but the moral law independent of any caste or creed, the sara or essence of all religions."

(Source: https://www.du.ac.in/up/oads/new-web/04012023_Appendix-108.pdf)

Which Mauryan ruler propagated these principles?

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows: "The Mauryas came to prominence after the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty in the later part of the fourth century BCE."

(Source: https://www.du.ac.in/up/oads/new-web/04012023_Appendix-108.pdf)

Name any three rulers of the Mauryan dynasty.

Why did Seleucus attack India?