Which Mauryan king, according to Jain tradition, became a Jain monk and fasted to death at Shravanabelagola?

According to Jain tradition, Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty, gave up his throne, became a Jain monk, and ended his life by fasting at Shravanabelagola, in Karnataka.

The Jain tradition:

• According to Jain texts, towards the end of his reign, a terrible famine struck Magadha, lasting 12 years.
• Chandragupta abdicated (gave up) the throne in favour of his son Bindusara.
• He went to the south with a Jain teacher and a group of monks.
• They settled at Shravanabelagola, where Chandragupta lived as a monk and finally died through the Jain practice of voluntary fasting.
• This is believed to have happened around 297 BCE.

Evidence at Shravanabelagola:

• A small hill there is called "Chandragiri", believed to be named after him.
• There is a temple called "Chandragupta Basadi" on the hill.
• Later inscriptions (from about the 7th century CE onwards) at Shravanabelagola refer to this tradition.
• Historians accept that Chandragupta may have been influenced by Jainism, but the story is based mainly on later Jain texts.

About Chandragupta Maurya:

• He founded the Maurya dynasty around 321 BCE, after overthrowing the Nandas with the help of Chanakya (Kautilya).
• He defeated the Greek general Seleucus Nicator around 305 BCE, gaining territories in the north-west.
• He built a large empire, extending from Afghanistan to Bengal, and into central and southern India.
• The Greek ambassador Megasthenes lived at his court and wrote "Indica".

About Shravanabelagola:

• It is in the Hassan district of Karnataka.
• It is famous for the giant statue of Gommateshwara (Bahubali) on the Vindhyagiri hill.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Bindusara was Chandragupta's son and successor.
• ✗Ashoka became a follower of Buddhism.
• ✗Samprati, a grandson of Ashoka, was a patron of Jainism, but he did not die at Shravanabelagola.