Majjhantika

Majjhantika
Personal life
Born
Varanasi, India
Known forSpreading Buddhism in Kashmir and Gandhara
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
PhilosophyBuddhism
Senior posting
GuruGautama Buddha

Majjhantika (also known as Madhyantika) was the Indian Buddhist monk of Varanasi who was deputed by Ashoka to spread Buddhism in the regions of Kashmir and Gandhara.

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