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__________ is a collection of sacred literature of different epochs, containing prayers, confessions and myths.

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The account which throws light on Mauryan polity and society

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(i) Under the Magadha king the mahamatriyas functioned as secretaries to the ministers.

(ii) Accounts of Megasthanes titled Indica is a useful record about Mauryan polity and society.

(iii) Nanda’s attempt to build an imperial structure was cut short by Ashoka who founded the Mauryan kingdom.

(iv) According to tradition, towards the end of his life, Chandragupta become an ardent follower of Buddhism.

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In the Gangetic plain ______________ agriculture required the use of bullocks.

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Jains believe that ______________ came in a long line of Tirthankaras and he was the twenty - fourth and the last.