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What did Ashoka do to spread Buddhism? (Write any three points)
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- Ashoka sent his son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta to Srilanka to propagate Buddhism.
- He also sent missionaries to West Asia, Egypt, and Eastern Europe to spread the message of Dhamma.
- The Dhamma-mahamattas were a new cadre of officials created by Ashoka.
- Their job was to spread dhamma all over the empire.
- Ashoka held the third Buddhist council at his capital pataliputra.
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