Chandragupta 's grandson Ashoka embraced the Buddhist faith .
Chandragupta 's grandson Ashoka became a great proselytizer in the line of the traditional Pali canon of Theravada Buddhism , insisting on non-violence to humans and animals ( ahimsa ) , and general precepts regulating the life of lay people .
Chandragupta 's grandson Ashoka embraced the Buddhist faith and became a great proselytizer in the line of the traditional Pali canon of Theravada Buddhism , insisting on non-violence to humans and animals ( ahimsa ) , and general precepts regulating the life of lay people .