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Q. Which of the following literary sources establishes Chandragupta's connection with Jainism?
Answer: Parishishtaparvan
Notes: Some important archaeological findings associated with Mauryan Empire were stone sculpture and literature including Arthashastra of Kautilya, Indica of Megasthenes, and the Junagarh Inscription of Rudradaman I. However, Hemachandra’s Parishishtaparvan establishes Chandragupta’s connections with Jainism.

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