INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Missionaries, scholars, trade, emigration, and communication networks were primarily responsible for spreading Buddhism to other countries. In Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar, the Theravada sect is dominant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism spread across Asia through networks of overland and maritime routes between India, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and China. The transmission of Buddhism to Central Asia and China corresponded with the development of the silk routes as channels for intercultural exchanges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Ashoka, who ruled the Mauryan Empire in India from 268 to 232 BCE, used his power and conquests to spread Buddhism through India and beyond. He sent missionaries from his empire into the surrounding regions, including Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.