In the early centuries of the Common Era, the people in various parts of Southeast Asia came to know of Buddhism as a result of increased contact with the Indian merchants who had come to the region to trade. These merchants not only established trading stations in Southeast Asia, but also brought their religions and cultures with them.
The spread of Buddhism begins when Emperor Ashoka sent missionaries to India during the third century BC. This mission became a success and later on becoming the center of Buddhism.
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Asoka sent missionaries to spread Buddhism and Hinduism spread because poets started writing hymns of praise to the gods Vishnu and Shiva.
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Missionaries had to travel to distant lands to spread Buddhist teachings.
Ashoka, the Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, sent missionaries to various regions to spread Buddhism. Notably, he dispatched emissaries to Sri Lanka, where his son Mahinda played a crucial role in establishing Buddhism. Additionally, missions were sent to regions in Central Asia, the Mediterranean, and parts of Southeast Asia, aiming to promote Buddhist teachings and values across diverse cultures.
Missionaries had to travel to distant lands to spread Buddhist teachings.
Buddhist missionaries spread the new faith, first to Sri Lanka.
Siddhartha Gautama,is the founder of Buddhism,but is commonly known as Buddha.
Buddhism does have organizations mostly in the way of monasteries. They don't have missionaries as such but monks do got to places where there is an interest in Buddhism.
King Asoka who sent messengers to many countries e.g. Sri Lanka, about Buddhism.