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The Buddha

In Our Time: Religion

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How Did Buddhism Spread From This Early Monks Into Becoming a Much Bigger Religion?

Until ashoka's time, buddhism was limited to only the northern part of india. It seems that asoka was very instrumental by sending in his ministers and missionaries abroad and spreading it. What do we know about the appeal that buddhism had to emperor soka? Tasok is deficted as a king who conquered the world by killing a lot of people, including his siplins. But i think his remorse with killing and the experience in the war made him to find an alternative way of life for his kingdom.

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