Buddhist and Jaina texts attribute the power of Magadha to the policies of which of the following rulers?

(A) Bimbisara
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Ajatasattu
(D) Mahapadma Nanda
(E) Asoka

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (C), (D) only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C), (D) only

Buddhist and Jaina texts attribute the power of Magadha to the policies of the following rulers:

(A) Bimbisara
(C) Ajatasattu
(D) Mahapadma Nanda

Early Buddhist and Jaina writers who wrote about Magadha attributed its power to the policies of individuals:  ruthlessly ambitious kings of whom Bimbisara, Ajatasattu, and Mahapadma Nanda are the best known, and their ministers, who helped implement their policies.