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Q. According to Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa, Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by which of the following?
Answer: Nigrodha
Notes: According to Buddhist texts Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa, Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by his nephew Nigrodha Nigrodha became a monk at the tender age of 7. According to the Divyavadana, Samudra who was a merchant -turned-monk converted Ashoka.

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