In Thailand, Sinhalese Buddhism made major inroads first in the peninsula in ... Cambodia and Laos. From there, it spread to southern Vietnam and the Yunnan province of China. In turn, Sri Lanka ...

But Buddhism played a major role in a fall of the centre of the Islamic Empire. History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.

Religious movements and religions have had an important role on the history of the Silk Roads. It is notably the case of Buddhism which had a considerable influence on the early trade routes. Within ...

My name is Hivin and I'm a Buddhist. I follow the teachings of the Buddha, who lived two and a half thousand years ago. He said that life was full of suffering and that suffering was caused by ...

"The discrepancies also arose from the rapid spread of Buddhism throughout many cultures and countries. As Buddhism gained popularity, each culture emphasized certain principles, rituals or ...

Most importantly he stated that the theosophists should spearhead the spread of education among Buddhist boys and girls and in securing that toleration and freedom from persecution reinvigorate ...

Goto believed Buddhism should be spread by flexibly changing the style in which its teachings are transmitted, such as in the stages immediately after Buddha, its founder, had been spiritually ...

Indian architecture has had a profound influence on Chinese architecture, thanks to centuries of cultural and spiritual ...

With Ashoka's conversion in the mid-third century B.C.E., the teachings of the Buddha quickly spread throughout India. Many men and women joined the Sangha as professed monks and nuns. One of the ...

Buddhism spread to China during the Han dynasty, but Chinese knowledge about the life and the birthplace of the Buddha was initially limited. In the 5 th century AD, the Buddhist monk Faxian travelled ...

“It would be very good for me to spread the Dharma and help many people remove some prejudices about Buddhism through me. Then I think I’ve done my job.” ...

They spread first in East Asia to countries such as Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Zen is a popular form of Buddhism in all of ...