GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
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Ashoka
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Ajatasatru
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Bindusara
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Bimbisara
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -King Ashoka build India’s first great empire. But after his bloody campaign and conquest of Kalinga, he became sad. Soon after that, he embraced Buddhism to gain inner peace.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first persecution of Buddhists in India took place in the 2nd century BC by King Pushyamitra Shunga.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rulers like Ashoka and Kanishka were followers of Buddhism. Ashoka followed the Mahayana version of Buddhism whereas Kanishka followed the Hinayana version of Buddhism.
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