What significant practice, according to the Avadana texts, did emperor Ashoka institute to popularize the stupa cult during his reign?
1
He reclaimed portions of the Buddha’s relics and ordered the construction of stupas over them.
2
He converted all existing non-Buddhist stupas into Buddhist stupas.
3
He replaced all previous stone stupas with brick stupas.
4
He restricted the construction of new stupas for a certain period.