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The spread of Buddhism in China became easier.
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Solution
- In the 1st century CE, the Ming emperor of the Han dynasty invited the Buddhist bhikkhus Kashyapa Matanga and Dharmarakshaka to China.
- These bhikkhus translated many Indian Buddhist texts into the Chinese language.
- The availability of these texts in the native language made the principles of Buddhism accessible to the local population, which made the spread of Buddhism in China easier.
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