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Q: Which Mauryan ruler became a follower of Buddhism?
  • A. Brihadratha
  • B. Chandragupta
  • C. Samudraguta
  • D. Ashoka
Correct Answer: Option D - After the Battle of Kalinga fought in 261 BC, Ashoka saw that the whole cities were destroyed & more than a thousand people were killed in the war. The horrors of war disturbed him so much that he decided to shun violence for the rest of his life & adopted Buddhism in about 263 BC, Moggaliputta-Tissa became his mentor. Ashoka had conducted the 3rd Buddhist council at Pataliputra in 250 BC.
D. After the Battle of Kalinga fought in 261 BC, Ashoka saw that the whole cities were destroyed & more than a thousand people were killed in the war. The horrors of war disturbed him so much that he decided to shun violence for the rest of his life & adopted Buddhism in about 263 BC, Moggaliputta-Tissa became his mentor. Ashoka had conducted the 3rd Buddhist council at Pataliputra in 250 BC.

Explanations:

After the Battle of Kalinga fought in 261 BC, Ashoka saw that the whole cities were destroyed & more than a thousand people were killed in the war. The horrors of war disturbed him so much that he decided to shun violence for the rest of his life & adopted Buddhism in about 263 BC, Moggaliputta-Tissa became his mentor. Ashoka had conducted the 3rd Buddhist council at Pataliputra in 250 BC.