How did buddhism spread
...lie on the silk road. The traders who passed by, were influenced greatly by the religion and brought it back to their own civilisation, spreading Buddhism among their own people. Buddhism also spreaded by voyages made by the monks. The Buddhist monks would travel along with traders to wherever they went to trade, the ports and markets, spreading it to various kingdoms and civilisations. The people there would then in turn help to spread Buddhism further on to their own people. On many occasions, the rulers also play a major role in helping to spread Buddhism. For example, Ashoka built many temples to worship Buddhism and converted to Buddhism. He also built many rock edicts, featuring Buddhism and its teaching. The people who visited his country were influenced, thus bringing it back to their o...