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The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was -

A. Vishnu Gupta
B. Upagupta
C. Brahma Gupta
D. Brihadratha
Answer» B. Upagupta
Explanation: Upagupta was a Buddhist monk. According to some stories in the Sanskrit Avadana he was the spiritual teacher of Asoka the great Mauryan emperor. Upagupteacher was Sanavasi who was a disciple of Ananda, the Buddha's attendant. Due to the absence of his name in Theravada literature it is assumed that Upagupta was a Sarvadin monk.
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