State whether the given statement is true/false.

Bhadrabahu was the monk who accompanied Chandragupta Maurya to South India.

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The given statement is true.
Bhadrabahu was the final acharya of the Jain Sangha. Following his death, the Jain Sangha was split into two sects: Shvetambaras and Digambaras. In Magadha, Acharya Bhadrabahu foretold a twelve-year famine. Because it was hard to properly adhere to Jainism's principles, Bhadrabahu and his students relocated to Karnataka. Sthulabhadra, a follower of Bhadrabahu, stayed in Magadha and formed a new branch of Jainism by making precepts simple to follow. Following that, Jainism was split into two sects.

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