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Q. |
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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