History timeline
Buddhism
18 periods and events, 563 BCE – 1959.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 563–480 BCE | Shakyamuni Buddha (India)释迦牟尼（印度） | Religion | |
| 320–180 BCE | Maurya Empire patronizes Buddhism孔雀王朝护持佛教 | Religion | |
| 268–232 BCE | Ashoka spreads Buddhism across the Maurya Empire阿育王弘扬佛教 | Religion | |
| 250 BCE | Buddhism reaches Sri Lanka (Mahinda)佛教传入斯里兰卡（摩哂陀） | Religion | |
| 206 BCE – 220 | Introduced to China (Han)传入中国（汉） | Religion | |
| 100 BCE – 100 | Rise of Mahayana大乘佛教兴起 | Religion | |
| 401 – 413 | Kumārajīva translates sutras in Chang'an鸠摩罗什长安译经 | Religion | |
| 520 | Bodhidharma arrives; Chan (Zen) begins达摩东来，禅宗初起 | Religion | |
| 552 | Buddhism reaches Japan from Baekje佛教经百济传入日本 | Religion | |
| 629 – 645 | Xuanzang's journey to India玄奘西行取经 | Religion | |
| 641 – 842 | Buddhism reaches Tibet (first diffusion)佛教传入西藏（前弘期） | Religion | |
| 710 – 794 | State Buddhism of Nara Japan奈良时代的国家佛教 | Religion | |
| 845 | Huichang persecution of Buddhism (Tang)会昌毁佛 | Religion | |
| 1191 – 1227 | Zen schools founded in Japan (Rinzai, Sōtō)日本禅宗创立（临济、曹洞） | Religion | |
| 1193 | Nalanda destroyed; Buddhism declines in India那烂陀寺被毁，佛教在印度衰落 | Religion | |
| 1578 | Title 'Dalai Lama' conferred by Altan Khan俺答汗赐号“达赖喇嘛” | Religion | |
| 1893 | World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago: Buddhism reaches the West芝加哥世界宗教议会：佛教传入西方 | Religion | |
| 1959 | Dalai Lama goes into exile达赖喇嘛流亡 | Religion |
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- Christianity4 BCE – 1965
- Islam570 – 1924
- Hinduism1501 BCE – 1992