Question

write a short note on Buddhism and its spread in India

Answer 1

Buddhism spread rapidly. Buddha had the satisfaction to see, before he passed away (mahaparinivana), that people and princes of such powerful kingdoms as Magadha, Kosala and Kosambi and republican states like the Sakyas, the Vajis, the Mallas etc. accepted Buddhism and that the whole of middle India or Majjhimadesa was dotted with Buddhist Monasteries and Viharas. After his death a highly organised Buddhist Samgha under the selfless monks made considerable progress.

Two hundred years after the death of Buddha, the famous Mauryan king Asoka embraced Buddhism. This was an epoch-making event. The Great Asoka was also responsible for making Buddhism a world religion. Alongwith popularizing Buddhism throughout India, Asoka sent his missionaries to central Asia, west Asia and Sri Lanka. And that is how Buddha has been described as the 'Light of Asia'. Even today Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China and Japan profess Buddhism when it has almost became non-existent in the land of its birth. Asoka popularized the Buddhist holy places - the Lumbini Grove at Kabilavastu, where Buddha was born, the Bodhi tree at Gaya where he attained knowledge, the Deer Park at Varanasi where he preached his first sermon and the Kusinagara where he died (mahaparinivana), which were visited by many including Asoka himself. Whatever was the position of Buddhisim during the lifetime of Buddha, 200 years later it was a distinct religion. The Sri Lankan works, Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa and Culavamsa give valuable information and the progress of Buddhism in the Island, and the Chinese pilgrims Fa-Hien, Hiuen-Tsang etc. give the picture of the progress of Buddhism in China and South East Asia.

Answer 2

Answer:

Buddhism began in northeast India and based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha.The religion is 2,500 years old and is followed by 350 million Buddhists world wide.

The famous Mauryan king Ashoka spread Buddhism in India by sending his missionaries( a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach about an religion)to Central Asia,West Asia and Sri Lanka.

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