On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Radhika, Y. <[email protected]> wrote: > of course. state sponsored religion and state sponsored persecution both had > roles - where would Buddhism be without Ashoka's imperial control?
I agree. In the case of Buddhism, state sponsorship propagated the religion far and wide (Maurya) as well as dramatically reduced its practice in the land of it's birth (Sunga). Thaths -- "Marge, you being a cop makes you the man! Which makes me the woman... and I have no interest in that, besides wearing the occasional underwear, which as we discussed is strictly a comfort thing." -- Homer J. Simpson Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
