Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is false?

  1. Chandragupta Maurya embraced Jainism in later phase of his life.

  2. He abdicated the throne in favour of Bindusara, his son and went to South accompanied by Jain Saint Bhadrabahu.

  3. He attained Kaivalya by committing Sallekhana at Chandragiri hill at Shravanabelagola.

  4. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements (A, B, and C) about Chandragupta Maurya are historically accurate. He did embrace Jainism in his later years, abdicated the throne in favor of his son Bindusara, and accompanied the Jain saint Bhadrabahu to South India where he attained Kaivalya through Sallekhana (starvation unto death) at Chandragiri hill, Shravanabelagola.

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