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1056
Burma converts to Theravada
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1100
Song Dynasty outlaws Buddhism in China
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1181
Cambodia becomes Mahayana
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1187
Rinzai Zen School founded in Japan
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1197
Nalanda University Destroyed; End of Buddhism in India
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1227
Sōtō Zen School founded in Japan
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1238
Theravada becomes religion of Thailand
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1253
Nichiren School founded in Japan
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1271
Yuan Dynasty converts Mongols to Vajrayana buddhism
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1295
Mongolia converts to Islam
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1415
First Dalai Lama in Tibet
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1578
Altan Khan bestows title Dalai Lama