HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Ashoka became a Buddhist after the great battle of
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Kalinga
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Calcutta
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Maurya
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Nanda
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The furious Ruler Ashoka was changed into a calm and peaceful emperor after the bloody war with Kalinga, and he became a Buddhist patron. According to A. L. Basham, a notable Indologist, Ashoka’s personal faith became Buddhism after the Kalinga War, if not earlier.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Kalinga War prompted Ashoka, already a non-engaged Buddhist, to devote the rest of his life to ahimsa (non-violence) and to dharma-Vijaya (victory through dharma).
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