Assertion (A): In Ashoka's time, Bherighosa was replaced with Dhammaghosha.

Reason (R): After Ashoka acceded to the throne, Ashoka fought a major war called the Kalinga War.

Choose the correct one:

Assertion (A) is true: After witnessing the immense suffering and bloodshed of the Kalinga War, Ashoka underwent a profound transformation. He abandoned the policy of physical conquest (Bherighosa, the sound of the war drum) and replaced it with a policy of cultural/moral conquest (Dhammaghosha, the sound of righteousness or Dhamma).