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Created page with "{{short description|Missionary sent by Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize Buddhism}} {{Buddhism}} {{For|the teacher of Atiśa|Dharmarakṣita (9th century)}} '''Dharmarakṣita''' (Sanskrit, 'Protected by the Dharma')(Pali: '''Dhammarakkhita'''), was one of the missionaries sent by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize Buddhism. He is described as being a Greek (Pali: ''Yona'', lit. "Ionian") in the ''Mah..."