Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c12.s3.64

v1.c12.s3.64

There are several other causes which helped the propagation of the religion but as these have been dealt with in other connections in this work, they are left out here, e.g. internal strength of the organisation of the Buddhist order,⁴ unorthodoxy of the people in and around Magadha,⁵ persuasive methods employed in making converts,⁶ avoidance of metaphysical problems in the teachings,⁷ adoption of popular dialects as the medium of instruction,⁸ and above all the intrinsic merits of the religion.