The Spread Of Buddhism In Central Asia

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Buddhism was originate in India in the sixth century B.C.E. It widely spread in Central and East Asia along the Silk Road. As Buddhist monks and Indian traders were sometimes supported by rulers such as Ashoka, so they brought the new religion to the trans-Eurasian trade routes. Buddhism was quickly spread in the oasis cites of Central Asia such as Merv, Samarkand, Khotan, and Dunhuang
As Buddhism made its way from India to Central Asia and China, it also changed. Buddhist monasteries in the rich oasis town of the silk roads were mainly associated with secularism and indulged themselves in the secular affairs. The original faith in the Buddhism was taken away by the materialistic and the monetary aspects of the world. Some of them

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