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Question
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Whose missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China?
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Confucius
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Lao Tzu
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Shi Huangdi
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Asoka
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first missionaries and translators of Buddhists scriptures into Chinese were either Parthian, Kushan, Sogdian or Kuchean.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was brought to China by Buddhist monks from India during the latter part of the Han dynasty (ca. 150 CE) and took over a century to become assimilated into Chinese culture. One of the key forces of Buddhism’s success was Daoism.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Ashoka had sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to Sri Lanka to spread Buddhism.
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