According to Jain tradition (such as Hemachandra's 'Parishishtaparvan'), what specific event is associated with the death of King Udayin at Pataliputra?

Options:

  • A: He was assassinated by a spy of the King of Avanti disguised as a Jain monk while listening to a discourse.
  • B: He drowned in the confluence of the Ganga and Son rivers during an annual religious ritual.
  • C: He was overthrown in a popular palace coup led by his prime minister Shishunaga.
  • D: He died of starvation while performing the ritual of Sallekhana in a Jain temple he built.

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