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Name the Buddhist monk who influenced King Ashoka the most.

  1. Upagupta

  2. Vasubandhu

  3. Ambhi

  4. Gampopa
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Upagupta was a Buddhist monk who significantly influenced Ashoka after the Kalinga war, guiding him toward Buddhism and non-violence. While Buddhist monks like Vasubandhu and others were important, Upagupta is traditionally credited as the monk who most profoundly shaped Ashoka's spiritual transformation and later reign.

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