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History GK · Q82

Jainism And Buddhism

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 82

Q82

During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to

A.
Burma and Tibet
B.
Thailand and Cambodia
C.
Korea and Japan
Answer
D.
Indonesia and Vietnam

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kanishka conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and in the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China and than to Korea and Japan.