HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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Question
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They outlawed the religion in their kingdom
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They build roads and sent out missionaries to spread the religion
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They blended its beliefs with Hinduism
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They created the world’s only safe place to practice it
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ashoka, also spelled Aśoka, (died 238? bce, India), last major emperor of the Mauryan dynasty of India. His vigorous patronage of Buddhism during his reign (c.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Sinhalese tradition, Buddhism was first brought to Sri Lanka by a mission sent out from eastern India during the reign of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (c. 273–232 bce). The leader of the mission to Sri Lanka, Mahendra (Mahinda), is described as Ashoka’s son.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were four important ways in which Buddhism spread under the royal patronage during the Mauryan time. Those ways were building of stupas, propagation of Buddhism through teaching the basic principles to people, Building of Buddhist monasteries, and practicing ethics of Buddhism.