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Dharmaraksita

Missionary sent by Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize Buddhism

Dharmarakṣita (Pali: Dhammarakkhita), was one of the missionaries sent by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize Buddhism. He is described as being a Greek in the Mahavamsa, and his activities are indicative of some Hellenistic Greeks following Buddhism during its early centuries.

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Dharmaraksita Dharmarakṣita (9th century) Greco-Buddhist monasticism Atiśa List of religious titles and styles Maurya Empire Ashoka Greco-Buddhism Missionary Buddhism and Christianity
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