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Event c. 8th century: Buddhist Jataka tales are translated into Syriac and Arabic as Kalilag and Damnag. An account of Buddha's life is translated into Greek by John of Damascus and widely circulated among Christians as the story of Barlaam and Josaphat. By the 14th century, this story of Josaphat becomes so popular that he is made a Catholic ...
Birth of the Buddha, Lorian Tangai, Gandhara.The Buddha is shown twice: being received by Indra, and then standing up immediately after. The iconography of the events reflects the elaborated versions of the Buddha's life story that had become established from about 100 AD in Gandharan art and elsewhere, such as Sanchi and Barhut, and were given detailed depictions in cycles of scenes ...
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The Three Ages of Buddhism are three divisions of time following Buddha's passing: [1] [2] Former Day of the Dharma — also known as the "Age of the Right Dharma" (Chinese: 正法; pinyin: Zhèng Fǎ; Japanese: shōbō), the first thousand years (or 500 years) during which the Buddha's disciples are able to uphold the Buddha's teachings; [3]
Template:Buddhist traditions timeline represents the origination and demise of Buddhism in India (c. 450 BCE [1] to c. 1200 CE [2]) along with the concurrent arising and development of the three major still extant Buddhist traditions: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana.
Kanishka is also said to have convened a major Buddhist council for the Sarvastivada tradition, either in Gandhara or Kashmir. [78] Kanishka gathered 500 learned monks partly to compile extensive commentaries on the Abhidharma, although it is possible that some editorial work was carried out upon the existing Sarvastivada canon itself ...
Hōnen Shōnin (Genkū) founds the Jōdo shū (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism. This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan. 1175: Arabic/Greek-to-Latin translations of prominent historical books, such as Ptolemy's Almagest, an edited version of the Tables of Toledo, works by Al-Farabi, and others. Gerard of Cremona ...
Timeline: Development and propagation of Buddhist traditions (c. 450 BCE – c. 1300 CE) 450 BCE [note 16] 250 BCE: 100 CE: 500 CE: 700 CE: 800 CE: 1200 CE [note 17] India. Early Sangha Early Buddhist schools: Mahāyāna: Vajrayāna Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia Theravāda Tibetan Buddhism Nyingma Kadam: Kagyu Dagpo: Sakya Jonang East Asia