Time Periodc. 480 BCE c. 450 BCE c. 405 BCE c. 405 BCE c. 350 BCE c. 300 BCE 250 BCE 247 BCE 1st cent. CE 4th cent. 350-650 372 CE 527 552 572-621 c. 589 c. 600 618-50 618-907 7th cent. 8th cent. 741 845 early 10th cent. mid-12th cent. 1231-59 1578 1617-82 1617-82 17-18th cent. 1910-45 1945 1949 1950 1959 1976 1989 1995 2001 |
EventBirth of the Buddha in Kapilavastu. The Buddha's enlightenment and first sermon. Death of the Buddha. First Buddhist Council, at Rajagrha. Second Buddhist Council, at Vaisali. Buddhism arrives in SE Asia. Third Buddhist Council, resulting in Great Schism and Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism Mahinda introduces Buddhism to Sri Lanka. Indian Buddhists settle in Southeast Asia. Rise of Vajrayana Buddhism. Gupta dynasty in India; Buddhist philosophy and art flourish. Chinese monks bring Buddhism to Korea. Korea accepts Buddhism. Buddhism enters Japan from Korea. Prince Shotoku sponsors Buddhism in Japan. Chinese Buddhist commentaries written. First diffusion of Buddhism in Tibet. Life of Songtsen Gampo; establishment of Buddhism in Tibet. Chinese T'ang Dynasty; golden age of Buddhism in China. Mahayana Buddhism adopted in Indonesia. Buddhism becomes state religion of Japan. Japanese emperor orders a temple be built in every province. Chinese emperor suppresses Buddhism. Korea institutes a Buddhist constitution Buddhism is almost extinct in India. Mongols invade Korea, destroy Buddhist scriptures. Sonam Gyatso is titled the Dalai Lama by the Mongolian leader Altan Khan. Life of the fifth Dalai Lama and beginning of rule of Tibet by Dalai Lamas. Life of Basho; Buddhist influence on haiku and the arts in Japan Korean Buddhism revives after regaining independence. Reformations of Korean and Chinese Buddhism. Religious freedom introduced in Japan, with no official national religion. Buddhism suppressed by Chinese communist government. Tenzin Gyatso becomes the fourteenth Dalai Lama. China invades Tibet and suppresses Buddhism. The Dalai Lama goes into exile. Upon the death of Mao, Buddhism begins to revive in China. International Network of Engaged Buddhists founded. UK Association of Buddhist Studies founded. Destruction of standing Buddha statues at Bamiyan by Taliban regime. |