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In 624 BCE, Buddha Shakyamuni was born as a prince in Lumbini, known as Nepal now.
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In 589 BCE, the Buddha reveales the Four Noble Truths in his first sermon. The four Noble Truths are the truth of sufferring, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, and the truth of the path to the cessation of suffering. This the beginning of the Buddhist religion which began in Northern India.
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In 544 BCE, the founder of the Buddhist religion dies.
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In 543 BCE, the first Buddhist Council occurred in Rajaghgraha. Many Buddhist gathered to go over Buddha's teachings.
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The Buddhist monastic unversity excels greatly at Nalanda and is still the main world center of Buddhist study. Many great Buddhist leaders are taught here.
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In the year 372 AD, Buddhism is spread to the Korean peninsula from China.
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Buddhism spread to Japan in 552 AD. When Buddhism came to the country of Japan, it helped create peace within the country and its people. Japan would later spread Buddhism in the 1900's.
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With Islam entering Inida, the Buddhist religion begins to decline in the region.
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The many Hindu schools in India, led to the fall of great Buddhism influence in India.
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Buddhists in the Southeast Asia island country of Ski Lanka, were persecuted and there became less and less signs of Buddhism in Ski Lanka.
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After some downward activity of Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism is spread to Mongolia.
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In the 5th Buddhist Council, the pali scriptures were inscribled in marble.
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The religion of Buddhism begins to reappear in China once again.
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Japan took control of the Korean peninsula in 1910. The country of Japan revived the religion of Buddhism in Korea.
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In 1950 AD, the communist Chinese began attacking Buddhists and any place relating to Buddhism.
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The 6th Buddhist Council occurred from 1954-1956 in Burma.
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Many Buddhist Tibetans were forced to flee from Tibet due to the invasion of the Chinese. The Chinese destroyed all Buddhist monasteries.
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The Buddhist monk, Dalai Lama, used his faith to practice nonviolent campaign against the Chinese. This practiced earned him the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
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The 2nd Buddhist Council occurred in 443 BCE. This council was held in Vesali. At this council, the first evidence of the Mahayana Buddhism are shown.
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The persecution of Buddhists is started by a Taost emperor. In many places, Islam replaces the now weak Buddhism religion.
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Due to persecution by King Langdharma, Buddhism begins to fall down in Tibet.
