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Kanishka is known as the second Ashoka because he embraced Buddhism after his invasion of Pataliputra, where he came under the influence of Ashvaghosha, a Buddhism scholar. Impressed by his teachings, Kanishka devoted himself to the service of Buddhism. He organized a famous Buddhist council held in Kashmir. It was attended by scholars like Ashvaghosha and Vasumitra and important discussions took place. Buddhist scholars now began writing in Sanskrit. Ashvaghosha wrote Buddhacharita, a biography of the Buddha. Kanishka took every step to spread Buddhism. He built many stupas and viharas. He propagated Buddhism to distant countries including Tibet, China, Burma, Japan, Korea and Central Asia. Buddhism also spread to other parts of India and countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand and South East Asia. Many monasteries were made in caves.
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