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 158 A Short History of The World THE PILLAR OF LIONS Cipjtal of the Pillar column lyingon side/ erected in Deer Park in the time nf Asoka, where Buddha preached his first sermon lI-r.-Hi a frint ill l/.f India Miis,iiiin decayed and Brahminism in a multitude of f(jrnLS replaced it. But beyond the confines of India and the realms of caste Buddhism spread — until it had won China and Siam and Burma and Japan, countries in which it is predominant to this day.