Multiple choice

The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of

  1. Ashoka

  2. Dharmapala

  3. Ajatashatru

  4. Kanishka

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Kanishka’s conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram Range to China.