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Who is King Asoka?
Answer: King Asoka helped spread Buddhism; “Constantine of Buddhism”; ruled over Magadha (Mauryan Empire) and converted to Buddhism after Kalinga War because he felt bad about the death and violence he caused in the war; left edicts etched into stone pillars (rule by Dharma/righteousness; moral virtue, self control, religious tolerance; rules about the punishment against those disrupting the unity of the Sangha); built stupas (monuments containing the remains of an individual of religious importance or an article of religious significance)