Question

How was Buddhism spread

Answer 1

Ashoka promoted Buddhist expansion by sending monks to surrounding territories to share the teachings of the Buddha.

A wave of conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally.

Some scholars believe that many Buddhist practices were simply absorbed into the tolerant Hindu faith.

Answer 2

• Buddhist missionaries helped to spread the teaching of the Buddha throughout northeastern India.
• Buddhist merchants and missionaries spread the religion through trade routes to Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia.
• Buddhist monasteries along the silk road routes of central encouraged the further spread of Buddhism into China and East Asia.