WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

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Chandragupta became a
A
monk
B
slave
C
scribe
D
priest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He led a group of Jain monks to south India, where Chandragupta Maurya joined him as a monk after abdicating his kingdom to his son Bindusara. Together, states a Digambara legend, Chandragupta and Bhadrabahu moved to Shravanabelagola, in present-day south Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Towards the end of his life, Chandragupta gave up his throne and became an ascetic under the Jain saint Bhadrabahu Swami, ending his days in sallekhana (self-starvation) at Shravanabelagola, in present day Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandragupta Mauryan was the very first emperor in India who converted into Jainism during the last years of his life. He did this because he believed that his power and thrones would not give him peace.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chanakya helped Chandragupta Maurya to become the ruler of Magadha.

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