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Who was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha inscribed on his coins?
A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Dharmapala
D) Harshavardhana

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Hint: The Buddha was a scholar, vagabond, meditator, otherworldly educator, and strict pioneer who lived in Ancient India. He is venerated as the organizer of the world religion of Buddhism, and revered by most Buddhist schools as the Enlightened One who has risen above Karma and gotten away from the pattern of birth and resurrection.

Complete answer:
Ashoka, also called Ashoka the Great, was an Indian ruler of the Maurya Dynasty, who managed practically the entirety of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. As indicated by legend, King Ashoka, who was the main ruler to grasp Buddhism (he governed over the greater part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 269 - 232 B.C.E.), made 84,000 stupas and split the Buddha's remains between them all.

Kanishka the ruler of the Kushan Empire was the principal ruler to have the picture of Lord Buddha on his coins. Every one of these coins were stamped on gold. On the coins, the Buddha was indicated wearing the devout robe.
Dharmapala (controlled eighth century) was the second leader of the Pala Empire of Bengal area in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the child and replacement of Gopala, the organizer of the Pala Dynasty. He significantly extended the limits of the realm, and made the Palas a prevailing force in northern and eastern India.

Harsha, otherwise called Harshavardhana, was an Indian sovereign who managed North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was an individual from the Vardhana line; and was the child of Prabhakara Vardhana who vanquished the Alchon Huns trespassers, and the more youthful sibling of Rajyavardhana, a lord of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: Buddhist workmanship followed adherents as the dharma spread, adjusted, and developed in each new host country. It was created toward the north through Central Asia and into Eastern Asia to frame the Northern part of Buddhist workmanship, and toward the east to the extent Southeast Asia to shape the Southern part of Buddhist craftsmanship. In India, Buddhist workmanship thrived and was co-created with Hindu and Jain craftsmanship, with cavern sanctuary buildings constructed together, each probably impacting the other.