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(a) Translating Buddhist scriptures into Chinese and helping spread Buddhism in China.

(b) Establishing Jain monastic centres and compiling early Jain scriptures in western India.

(c) Leading Buddhist missionary expeditions to Southeast Asia to spread Buddhism in the region.

(d) Compiling the Pali Canon during the Buddhist Council held under Kanishka.

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