INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Samudragupta granted permission to Buddhist king of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a monastery at Bodh Gaya.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Chinese sources, Meghavarman, the ruler of Sri Lanka, sent a missionary to Samudragupta for permission to build a Buddhist temple at Bodh Gaya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is the first temple built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th–6th centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -In approximately 250 BCE, about 200 years after the Buddha attained Enlightenment, Emperor Asoka visited Bodh Gaya in order to establish a monastery and shrine on the holy site.

Detailed explanation-5: -Notes: The Gupta emperor, Samudragupta granted permission to Buddhist king of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a monastry at Bodh Gaya. Hence, he was also known as Anukampavan (full of compassion).