History of Buddhism | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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History of Buddhism


00:00:43 1 Life of the Buddha
00:02:56 2 Early Buddhism
00:05:21 3 Mauryan empire (322–180 BCE)
00:07:25 3.1 Proselytism in the Hellenistic world
00:10:29 3.2 Establishment of Sri Lanka Buddhism
00:12:14 4 Mahāyāna Buddhism
00:14:18 5 Shunga dynasty (2nd&#8211;1st century BCE)
00:16:36 6 Greco-Buddhism
00:19:34 7 Kushan empire and Gandharan Buddhism
00:22:56 8 Spread to Central Asia
00:26:07 9 Gupta and Pāla eras
00:29:12 9.1 Vajrayāna
00:30:29 9.2 Tibetan Buddhism
00:32:03 10 East Asian Buddhism
00:32:12 10.1 China
00:35:22 10.2 Vietnam
00:36:28 10.3 Korea
00:37:23 10.4 Japan
00:39:38 11 Southeast Asian Buddhism
00:42:59 11.1 Theravāda Renaissance
00:45:08 12 Modern period
00:45:42 12.1 South and Southeast Asia
00:48:55 12.2 East Asia
00:50:50 12.3 Central Asia
00:52:37 12.4 Western world
00:55:46 13 See also



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The history of Buddhism spans from the 5th century BCE to the present. Buddhism arose in the eastern part of Ancient India, in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. The religion evolved as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent through Central, East, and Southeast Asia. At one time or another, it influenced most of the Asian continent. The history of Buddhism is also characterized by the development of numerous movements, schisms, and schools, among them the Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna traditions, with contrasting periods of expansion and retreat.