Which of the Following Statements Concerning Buddhism in the Third

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning Buddhism in the third and fourth centuries CE is accurate?

• A) Buddhist travelers had become frequent visitors in the streets and temples of the competing capitals.
• B) Buddhism had already been widely adopted and would now develop its Chinese forms without continued influence from South Asia.
• C) Buddhism had been outlawed as an example of negative foreign influence.
• D) Buddhist thought found little support due to the violence and chaos of constant war.

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Synapses

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A protein in the brain and nervous system that promotes the survival, development, and maintenance of neurons.

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The branched projections of a neuron that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project.