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Maliha Mou
Maliha Mou
Ashoka
Topic: India
As a Buddhist emperor, Ashoka sent many prominent Buddhist monks (bhikshus) Sthavira like Madhyamik Sthavira to modern Kashmir and Afistan; Maharaskshit Sthavira to Syria, Persia/ Egypt, Greece, Italy and Turkey; and Massim Sthavra to Nepal. He built a number of stupas, Sangharama, viharas, chaitya, and residences for Buddhist monks all over South Asia and Central Asia. The Asokan pillar at Lumbini, Nepal speaks about Asoka an his works.

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