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Buddhism Spreads Through Asia and Beyond
By the 1st century CE Buddhism was being practiced in China and throughout southeast Asia. Eventually it would be established throughout Asia. As it spread north, Mahayana Buddhism in particular diversified into several more schools.
Buddhism in China: The First Thousand Years
A condensed 1,000-year history of Buddhism in China, from the year 1 to 1000 CE.
Buddhism in Japan: A Brief History
This brief history begins with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan to Buddhism in Japan today.
Historic Buddhist Temples of Japan
An image gallery of historic, and beautiful, Buddhist temples of Japan. Temples represented include Sensoji, Tokyo; Zenkoji, Nagano; Kinakuji's Golden Pavilion, Kyoto; Toji Pagoda, Kyoto; the Zen rock garden of Ryoanji, Kyoto; Enryakuji, Mount Hiei, Kyoto; the great gate of Chionin, Kyoto; Todaiji and the Great Buddha, Nara; Eiheiji, Fukui;...
How Buddhism Came to Tibet
This is a brief history of Tibetan Buddhism from in 641 CE, when King Songtsen Gampo unified Tibet and married two Buddhist princesses, to 1642, when the 5th Dalai Lama became ruler of Tibet.
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
A brief history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, from its introduction in the 3rd century BCE through the late 19th century revival.
The Buddha's Robe: Many Robes of Buddhist Monks
This photo gallery is a sampler of Buddhist robe images that represent and explain common features. The images also illustrate how most robes retain some characteristics of the original robes, if you know where to look.
Migrations of Buddhism Throughout Asia
How Buddhism spread throughout Asia, reaching westward to Afghanistan and through Central Asia eastward to the Pacific, to China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
Buddhism in the Western World
An essay by the eminent Buddhist scholar Dr. Walpola Rahula that discusses the spread of Buddhism beyond Asia.
Henry Steel Olcott's Unlikely Life
Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) left his life as a proper 19th century New York lawyer to revive Buddhism in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).