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Buddhism

By gavynfishlock
  • 1300 BCE

    Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren

    Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren Buddhism established in Japan
  • 1199 BCE

    Nalanda University destroyed; demise of Buddhism in India

    Nalanda University destroyed; demise of Buddhism in India
  • 800 BCE

    Vajrayana Buddhism established in Tibet

    Vajrayana Buddhism established in Tibet
  • 538 BCE

    Buddhism enters Japan from Korea

    Buddhism enters Japan from Korea.
  • 520 BCE

    First Zen patriarch Bodhidharma arrives in China

    First Zen patriarch Bodhidharma arrives in China.
  • 231 BCE

    Reign of King Ashoka

    Reign of King Ashoka, patron of Buddhism; sends the first Buddhists to Sri Lanka in the third century.
  • 100 BCE

    Rise of Mahayana Buddhism

    Rise of Mahayana Buddhism
  • 100 BCE

    Buddhism first enters China

    Buddhism first enters China
  • 5 BCE

    Shakyamuni Buddha

    Life of Shakyamuni Buddha, based on whose teachings Buddhism developed.

  • Pali Text Society founded

    Pali Text Society founded

  • World Parliament of Religions

    World Parliament of Religions (Chicago)

  • 2,500 years of Buddhism

    Celebration of 2,500 years of Buddhism