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Birth of Buddha
Siddharth Guatama(Buddha) was born in 563 B.C.E on the foothills of the Himalayas. -
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The Spread of Buddhism
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Nirvana
Siddhartha tried to reach enlightenment through concentration, he practiced intense meditation and fought off temptaions. After 40 days Siddhartha finally reached Nirvana -
500
The Spread of buddhism in the Mauryan Empire
In 300 B.C.E the king of the mauryan empire, Ashoka changed his religon to Buddhism after all the bloody battles and effects of conquests of humanity. Akosha endorsed buddhist expansion by sending monks to share Buddha's teachings in sorrounding territories -
Apr 24, 600
Buddha in China
The Chinese Emperor Han Wudi receives two golden statues of the Buddha in 120 B.C.E -
Nov 2, 700
Yuezhi teaches Buddhism in China
The Yuezhi go to the Chinese capital in 2 B.C.E to give teachings about Buddhists sumatras. -
Apr 24, 1054
Buddhism in Camobodia
The kingdom of Funan in Camobodia begins to change to Buddhism instead of Hinduism in the 5th century C.E. -
Apr 24, 1148
Buddhism in Japan
Japan is introduced to Buddhsm via Korea in 502 C.E. -
Apr 24, 1254
Buddhism as state religon of Thai kingdom Sukhothai
The Thai Kingdom of Sukhothai is established, with Buddhism as the state religion. -
Apr 25, 1405
Exposure to Buddhism
The Chinese eunuch admiral Zheng He makes seven voyages in this period, through southeast Asia, India, the Persian Gulf, East Africa, and Egypt. Buddhism is well-established in China, so visited peoples may have had exposure to Chinese Buddhism. -
Apr 25, 1550
Sixth Buddhist Council
The Sixth Buddhist Council is held in Yangon, Myanmar, organized by U Nu. It ends in time for the 2500th anniversary of the passing of the Buddha. -
Revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka the monastic and lay communities bring about a major revival in Buddhism the revival follows a period of persecution by foreign powers. Since then, Buddhism has flourished, and Sri Lankan monks and expatriate lay people have been prominent in spreading Buddhism in Asia -
Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
Cambodian Communists try to completely destroy Buddhism, and very nearly succeed. By the time of the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978, nearly every monk and religious intellectual has been either murdered or driven into exile, and nearly every temple and Buddhist library has been destroyed in 1975-1979 -
Buddhists in the world
There are over 350 million buddhists in the world, most of the buddhists are in Asia. -
Siddhartha discovers "the real world"
As a prince he lived a sheltered life amid luxury, wealth, and comfort but, when he was 29 he ran away from his palace and discovered poverty, misery, and illness. He gave away all his belongings and searched for enlightenment due to the experience of the outside world. -
Death of Buddha
Siddhartha "Buddha" Guatama died in 483 B.C.E after traveling and teaching for 45 years. Before his death Buddha went into a state of Nirvava, the realease from suffering where you no longer exist and salvation is achieved. -
First documented Buddhists practices in China.
Liu Ying's sponsorship of Buddhism is the first case of Buddhist practices in China in 67 C.E. -
Buddhism is offical in China
Buddhism is officially established in China with the founding of the White Horse Temple. -
Buddhism in Korea
Two Chinese monks take scriptures to the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo in the 4the century C.E.
