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About the beginning of the Common Era, Indian merchants may have settled there, bringing Brahmans and Buddhist monks with them. These religious men were patronized by rulers who converted to Hinduism or Buddhism. ... Later, from the 9th century onward, Tantrism, both Hindu and Buddhist, spread throughout the region.
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"spurn" means to, "reject with disdain or contempt."
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