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100
asia
300 BCE Buddhism arrives in SE Asia -
100
life
Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) in 520 BC -
100
death
Buddha died unknown causes on circa 483 BC -
100
first sermon
The Buddha's enlightenment and first sermon 450 BCE -
100
4th Council
Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Jalandhar, northern India. -
100
china
1st century CE Buddhism first enters China -
Period: 100 to
Buddhism
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372
Korea
Buddhism reached Korea. -
Jan 1, 700
Tibet
7th to 8th century Vajrayana Buddhism established in Tibet. -
Jan 1, 1173
pure land
rue Sect of Pure Land was founded in Japan by Shinran Shonin (1173 - 1261), whose followers rely upon the Buddha's grace for salvation rather than personal effort. -
Jan 1, 1199
Destroyed University
1199 Nalanda University destroyed; demise of Buddhism in India. -
Jan 1, 1200
Soto Zen
The Soto Zen sect of Buddhism was founded in Japan by Dogen (1200 - 1253), who emphasized a gradual process of enlightenment rather than a sudden experience. -
Jan 1, 1222
Nichiren
In Japan Nichiren (1222 - 1253) founds a Buddhist sect that will become named after him. This nationalistic sect teaches that all other forms of Buddhism will lead Japan to ruin. -
Control of Japan
Control of Japanese Buddhism by Tokugawa Shögunate (the ruling feudal government) (I603-1867) -
Hakuin
Hakuin (1686-1769) monk, writer and artist who helped revive the Rinzai Zen Sect in Japanese Buddhism. -
Great britain
Buddhist Society of Great Britain, founded (1907). -
attack
The Chinese Communist government began to attack Buddhism. -
Translated to english
Buddhaghosa's Visuddhimagga was translated into English. -
Kukai
806: the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) introduces the Shingon (Tantric) school into Japan -
King Ashoka
269-231 BCE Reign of King Ashoka, patron of Buddhism; sends first Buddhists to Sri Lanka in the third century. -
Japan
538 Buddhism enters Japan from Korea.
