The 6th century saw the rise of new religions and beliefs like Buddhism, Jainism etc., they posed a threat to the ancient Vedic religions like Hinduism, which were flooded with rituals and inequalities. Buddhism was one such religion found and established by Gautama Buddha. It is based on peace, non-violence and avoiding extreme paths to achieve something. It teaches us four noble truths and an eightfold path to come out of the cycle of desire. It was because of the contributions of the Mauryan dynasty, Buddhism spread to surrounding countries and also all over the Indian Subcontinent.Buddhism does not believe in the concept of personal gods, maintaining a human-divine relationship to attain salvation. King Ashoka converted to Buddhism post the Kalinga war and started spreading the message of Buddha to all the surrounding countries. He coded a new philosophy and way of life known as Dhamma which derives its essence from the teachings of Buddha. To spread the philosophy of dhamma, Ashoka appointed dhamma mahamatras all over his kingdom. He also sent some Buddhist monks to other south-Asian countries and established Buddhism there South-Asian countries still have a huge Buddhist population. Ashoka also erected many pillars and inscriptions all over the country to spread the message of Buddha. He held "Dhamma yatras", which were visits to various Buddhist shrines. He also held the third Buddhist council. He taught the principle "Live and Let Live" “Live and Let Live”