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Which is true about Asoka's connection to Buddhism?
He was key to spreading it across India by issuing the Edicts of Asoka.
He created a popular sect within the religion, called Sikhism.
He persecuted monks and nuns, causing them to flee.
He favored Hinduism over Buddhism, causing division within the empire.
He was key to spreading it across India by issuing the Edicts of Asoka.
He created a popular sect within the religion, called Sikhism.
He persecuted monks and nuns, causing them to flee.
He favored Hinduism over Buddhism, causing division within the empire.
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The true statement about Asoka's connection to Buddhism is:
**He was key to spreading it across India by issuing the Edicts of Asoka.**
Asoka, the Mauryan emperor, embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War and became instrumental in promoting the religion throughout his empire and beyond, mainly through his edicts that conveyed moral and ethical teachings. The other statements regarding his persecution of monks, the creation of Sikhism, or favoring Hinduism over Buddhism are not accurate in the context of Asoka's historical actions.
**He was key to spreading it across India by issuing the Edicts of Asoka.**
Asoka, the Mauryan emperor, embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War and became instrumental in promoting the religion throughout his empire and beyond, mainly through his edicts that conveyed moral and ethical teachings. The other statements regarding his persecution of monks, the creation of Sikhism, or favoring Hinduism over Buddhism are not accurate in the context of Asoka's historical actions.