INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first evidence of religion spread outside India is in line with the Ashoka regime as it sent envoys to Sri Lanka and to a place called Suvarnabhumi, either in present-day Myanmar or Thailand. Ashoka’s son, a monk Mahinda, converted King Devanampiya Tissa and other dignitaries in modern-day Sri Lanka to Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sri Lanka earlier known as Ceylon was the first country outside to India where Buddhism was propagated and adopted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka during the 3rd century BCE with the arrival of King Aśoka’s son, the Arahant Mahinda, from India. According to the Sri Lankan chronicles, the king of Sri Lanka at the time, Devanāṃpiya Tissa, converted to Buddhism shortly after Mahinda’s arrival.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tissa, later Devanampiya Tissa, was one of the earliest kings of Sri Lanka based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura from 247 BC to 207 BC. His reign was notable for the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka under the aegis of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.