INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A Buddhist monk Asvaghosa converted Kanishka to Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asvaghosha virtually converted Kanishka into a Buddhist.

Detailed explanation-3: -He popularized the style of Sanskrit poetry known as kavya and eventually promoted to the position of the spiritual counselor in Kanishka’s court at Peshawar, had converted him to Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kanishka patronised Buddhist scholars like Vasumitra, Asvagosha and Nagarjuna.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kaniska was a great patron of Buddhism and helped to spread the religion throughout his empire. He built many Buddhist temples and monasteries and encouraged the study of Buddhist scriptures. He also sent missionaries to China to spread the teachings of Buddhism there.