REL 2300 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION test 2

The Mauryan ruler who sent his son and daughter as Buddhist missionaries was _________. The major form of Buddhism in East Asia is Theravada. The Buddha only achieved nirvana at the moment of his birth. Because the Buddha believed that nothing remains the same, he, therefore, rejected the existence of Atman. Originally the Buddha's followers were only men. The Buddha in his spiritual quest rejected Bhakti Hinduism. Siddhartha was raised by Suddhodana, his father and _________, his step-m...