INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chandragupta Mauryan adopted Jainism and he performed Jain ritual Santhara in the last days of his life. During his reign, Jainism was divided into two sects-Shvetambara and Digambara.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also, Jainism gained royal patronage from Mauryan ruler Chandragupta Maurya and Kharavela, the ruler of Kalinga or modern-day Odisha.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jainism was patronised by the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ācārya Bhadrabāhu (c. 367 – c. 298 BC) was, according to the Digambara sect of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism . He was the last acharya of the undivided Jain sangha. He was the spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of Maurya Empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to some sources, Chandragupta adopted Jainism in 293 B.C. and became a Jain monk. a battle. His widowed mother escaped to a city called Purushapur or Pataliputra where she gave birth to a son, who came to be known as Chandragupta. However, in a helpless state his mother left him and went away.