Glimpses Of World Religions

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir

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Bauddha Dharma
waned, or bade farewell to India; but pretty good before that, it had saddled significantly in foreign countries. The credit of spreading Bauddha Dharma goes to emperor Ashoka. The outcome of third “Sangitee” held under the assistance of Ashoka, was that Bauddha Dharma crossed the border of India. It won the hearts of people in Shreelanka, Burma, Thailand, Kambodia etc. in the southern countries and Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan etc. of northern countries. Even today in all these countries, the cool, peaceful light of Bauddha Dharma is well spread, and it is doing a holy, merit-full work of guiding the people to the road of peace – par excellence to crores of people. This religion continues to explain the super-most ideal of peace, friendship, compassion, love, non-violence and equality to the mankind of this universe.
Ashok, the great emperor, first of all, sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitrā to Cylon (today's Sri Lanka) for propagating Bauddha Dharma, and from Cylon, it spread to Burma, Thailand and Kambodia. After that, this religion achieved its place of pride and honour also in Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan etc. The impact and the influence of this religion can be witnessed even in Malaydweep, Indonesia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Soviet Turkastan, Korea, Java, Sumatra, Bali, Babiloniya and such other countries. The scholars, the experienced ones who have studied, even point out that Bauddha Dharma has not influenced merely eastern countries, even the western countries also have been greatly influenced by it. If one studies the Bible minutely, it will be very much clear that there is very much resemblance between the teachings of Buddha and Christ. The contribution of Buddhism to the world
In the philosophical ideas of the world, the Bauddha Dharma occupies an extremely glorious place. It inspired other