ANSWER ASAP BRAINLIEST ANSWER Which of the following rulers adopted Buddhism, and how did it change the ruling of the Empire? (1 point

A. Asoka; he stopped warfare and had Buddhist shrines built throughout the Mauryan Empire
B. Chandragupta; he imposed strict rules and punishments on people throughout the Mauryan Empire
C. Asoka; he ordered the killings of thousands of people in lands outside the Mauryan Empire
D. Chandragupta; he broke apart the Mauryan empire and set up the Gupta Empire