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The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was

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The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was

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Upagupta (c. 3rd Century BC) was a Buddhist monk. According to some stories in the Sanskrit text Ashokavadana, he was the spiritual teacher of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Upagupta's teacher was Sanavasi who was a disciple of Ananda, the Buddha's attendant.
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