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For whom did Asoka order artificial caves to be constructed in the third century BCE?
AJaina nuns and monks
BBrahmana priests
CAjivika renouncers
DBuddhist monks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ajivika renouncers
Asoka had caves such as those at Barabar made for renouncers of the Ajivika sect.
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