Buddhism

By jesskenning
  • 490 BCE

    Shakyamuni Buddha

    This was the year the creator of buddhism was born and it is based off his life and his finds, that buddhism is centred around
  • 461 BCE

    Exploration

    At the age of 29 after feeling lost, goes on a 6 year journey exploring yoga and self discipline, it is after sitting under a ficus tree that he himself was the cause of all his sufferings
  • 410 BCE

    Death

    After 45 years of teaching buddha falls sick and asks his students to continue on his teachings for him and to make sure all the knowledge is continued to be spread across the land
  • 261 BCE

    State Religion

    Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India at the time, was the start of why buddhism became such a big deal. He adopted it as the state religion, having buddhist missionaries spread it to monks all across Asia to begin there teachings of it
  • 372

    Korea

    As buddhism continues to grow in east Asia, it officially enters Japan to begin. Where it's teachings continue to spread.

  • Buddhism in Sri Lanka

    Buddhism experienced a revival in Sri Lanka and the Buddhist Theosophial Society was created with aid from the American Theosophical Society.

  • Mahabodhi Temple

    In 1949, the Buddhists gain partial control of the Mahabodhi Temple. in 1956, an Indian leader of repute, adopts Buddhism along with 350,000 followers. begins the mark of mordern neo- Buddhist movement.

  • Celebrations

    The celebration of the existence of buddhism being around for 2500 years

  • Tibetan Buddhism

    This is when buddhism really began to make it's way to the US and spread throughout North America

  • Buddha Statues

    The 2 largest ancient buddha Statues in the world were destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan

  • To Date

    Buddhism remains most widespread of the anicent religions east of Asia. The greatest concentration is in the historic lands of Theravada Buddhism - Sri Lanka and the three countries, adjacent to each other, of Burma, Thailand and Cambodia.