Consider the following statements with reference to Ashoka 1 He was initially practised Hinduism but...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to Ashoka:

1. He was initially practised Hinduism but later embraced Buddhism afetr the Kalinga War.

2. He was sent a mission led by his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta to Sri Lanka.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Magadha, the centre of the empire, was also the birthplace of Buddhism. Ashoka initially practised Hinduism but later embraced Buddhism; following the Kalinga War, he renounced expansionism and aggression, and the harsher injunctions of the Arthashastra on the use of force, intensive policing, and ruthless measures for tax collection and against rebels. Ashoka sent a mission led by his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta to Sri Lanka, whose king Tissa was so charmed with Buddhist ideals that he adopted them himself and made Buddhism the state religion.