Bhutan , China and Mongolia ; Sohn Uttar Sthavira to modern Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar (old name Suvarnabhumi for Burma and Thailand), Thailand and Vietnam ; Mahadhhamarakhhita stahvira to Maharashtra (old name Maharatthha); Maharakhhit Sthavira and Yavandhammarakhhita Sthavira to South India . Ashoka also invited Buddhists and non-Buddhists for religious