How did King Ashoka influence the society of the Mauryan Empire?

A. He spread Buddhism and ideas of nonviolence by having his ideas written in public places.
B.He set Hinduism as the state religion of the empire and ordered the construction of temples.
C. He ordered scholars to collect the religious traditions of the Aryan people and write them in the Vedas.
D. He placed priests as the ruling class and constructed cities that divided the social classes.