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  1. Who of the Jain saints is associated with Chandragupta Maurya?
    1. Umaswami
    2. Sthulbhadra
    3. Haribhadra
    4. Bhadrabahu
Correct Option: D

It is believed that Chandragupta Maurya adopted Jainism and become an ascetic under the Jain saint Bhadrabahu and migrated south with him. He ended his life at Sravanabelgola in present day Karnataka by Jainism custom Santhara (death by fasting).


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