How did Chandragupta Maurya die?

Q. How did Chandragupta Maurya die?
Answer: By observing Sallekhana
Notes:

According to Jain sources, Chandragupta Maurya renounced his empire and became a Jain monk under the saint Bhadrabahu. They lived in the place which is now famous as Shravana Belagola for several years before Chandragupta Maurya starved himself to death by observing Sallekhana.

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