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* According to an ancient Sri Lankan source, the Mahavamsa, Greek monks seem to have been active proselytizers of Buddhism during the time of Menander: the Yona ( Greek ) Mahadhammarakkhita () is said to have come from " Alasandra " ( thought to be Alexandria of the Caucasus, the city founded by Alexander the Great, near today ’ s Kabul ) with 30, 000 monks for the foundation ceremony of the Maha Thupa (" Great stupa ") at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, during the 2nd century BC:
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