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This person’s name follows “Santi” in the name of an egalitarian offshoot of the Forest Tradition that’s gaining popularity in Thailand. A tree that shares this person’s name appears in the Matsya Purana, where Parvati declares it “equal to ten sons,” and names the grove where Sita is held captive in the Ramayana. (15[1])An incident in which this person’s son converted a king with the “riddle of the mango” is celebrated (15[1])on the full-moon festival of Poson. This person convened a meeting at which eternalism was condemned in (*) Moggaliputta’s “Points of Controversy” and 60,000 heterodox monks were expelled from the sangha. This chakravartin build 84,000 (10[1])stupas, headed the (10[1])third Buddhist council, and sent Sanghamitta (-5[1])and Mahinda to (10[1])convert Sri (10[1])Lanka. (10[1])This person’s ethics centered on the Prakrit (10[1])word “dhamma.” (10[1])For 10 points, Buddhism spread throughout South Asia (10[1])under what Mauryan (10[1])emperor? ■END■ (10[4])

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