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Ashoka was an Indian Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty , who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE.The Kalinga war, the sight of such a carnage and massacre of human lives, and the sufferings of the wounde made a deep impression on Ashoka's mind. The unhappiness of the women and children made him very sad and unhappy .He vowed never to make a war again in his life. He decided to devote the rest of his life to the spread of Dharma. Thus the Kalinga war became a turning point of his life.
80. According to Jainis, at which place Abhinandannath attained Nirvana?
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According to Jainis, at Sammed Shikhar Abhinandannath attained Nirvana. Shikharji (Sikharji), Giridih district, Jharkhand, India, is located on Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand. It is the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site) for the Jains, believed to be the place where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras along with many other monks attained Moksha, according to Nirvana Kanda and other texts.
81. Which of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?
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Tirthankar Mahavir attained Nirvana at a place called Majjhima Pava, the present Pavapuri in the Patna district of the Indian state of Bihar.
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During his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, he succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army.
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Buddha literally means enlightened one or a person who attained Boddhi which means wisdom (highest intellectual or virtue). It means a person who attained highest level of life status.
84. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
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Menander I Soter was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165[3]/155[3] –130 BC) who administered a large empire in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala. Menander is noted for having become a patron of Buddhism.