GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism and Buddhism exerted an enormous influence on the civilizations of Southeast Asia and contributed greatly to the development of a written tradition in that area. About the beginning of the Common Era, Indian merchants may have settled there, bringing Brahmans and Buddhist monks with them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The development of trade amongst merchants of the region along the Silk Roads resulted in a further expansion of Buddhism towards eastern Asian lands, especially in Thailand and Indonesia regions; where excavations displayed the interactions of these lands with Buddhist institutions linked to trading groups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism was spread outside India through the efforts of missionaries, scholars, trade, emigration, and communication networks. Foreign monks who travelled along the silk route between India and China were responsible for the spread of Buddhism at sub-elite levels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hinduism and Buddhism both accepted the law of Karma, Dharma, and Moksha and believed in a cycle of rebirth. Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in the existence of several hells and heavens or higher and lower worlds. The founders of Hinduism and Buddhism are both unlike most major religions.