alleryWhich elder monk, patronised by Ashoka, sent nine Buddhist missions c. 250 BCE?
AMoggaliputta-Tissa
BNigrodha the monk
CSamudra the monk
DPingalavatsa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Moggaliputta-Tissa
1. The Sri Lankan tradition names a patronised monk.
2. Moggaliputta-Tissa sent out nine missions to border areas.
3. Nigrodha and Samudra were linked with Ashoka's conversion, and Pingalavatsa was Bindusara's guru.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ashoka, Buddhist missions_
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