Q. Chandragupta Maurya embraced Jainism after renouncing his throne. What was the name of the Jain Monk whom he followed?
Answer: Bhadrabahu
Notes: Chandragupta Maurya was a disciple of the Jain monk Bhadrabahu. Chandragupta Maurya embraced Jainism after retiring, when he renounced his throne and material possessions to join a wandering group of Jain monks. It is said that in his last days, he observed the rigorous but self-purifying Jain ritual of santhara (fast unto death), at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka.

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