Question
What did Ashoka do to spread Buddhism? (Write any three points)

Answer

  1. Ashoka sent his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta to Srilanka to propagate Buddhism.
  2. He also sent missionaries to West Asia, Egypt, and Eastern Europe to spread the message of Dhamma.
  3. The Dhamma-mahamattas were a new cadre of officials created by Ashoka.
  4. Their job was to spread dhamma all over the empire.
  5. Ashoka held the third Buddhist council at his capital pataliputra.

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