Karnataka
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Karnataka is a state in the southwestern region of India. The most widely spoken and official language of the state is Kannada.
Buddhism was popular in Karnataka during the first millennium in places such as Gulbarga and Banavasi. A chance discovery of edicts and several Mauryan relics at Sannati in Kalaburagi district in 1986 has proven that the Krishna River basin was once home to both Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism.
Following the Chinese takeover of Tibet in the late 1950s, Tibetan refugee settlements were established in Karnataka. Today there are some Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the state.
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Karnataka, Wikipedia
