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An Indo-Scythian king who was instrumental in spreading Mahāyāna Bsm. in India and Afghanistan (c. A.D. 80).
He was a convert to Bsm. of M. School and convened the great Council at Purusapura (Peshawar) at which Asvaghosha is said to have confounded the adherents of the Theravāda doctrines. His powerful patronage spread Bsm. all over India. (See Councils and Kashmir.)
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