Multiple choice

Who among the following was sent by Ashoka to Sri Lanka to preach Buddhism?

  1. Kautilya

  2. Pushyamitra

  3. Banabhatta

  4. Mahindra
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Explanation

Mahindra (also known as Mahendra), who was Ashoka's son (and in some accounts his brother), was sent as a Buddhist missionary to Sri Lanka around 250 BCE along with other monks to propagate Buddhism, leading to its establishment as the national religion.

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