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Buddhism, religion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha (Sanskrit: “Awakened One”), a teacher who lived in northern India between the mid-6th and mid-4th centuries BCE (before the Common Era).
Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, Buddhism has played a central role in the spiritual, cultural, and social life of Asia, and, beginning in the 20th century, it spread to the West.
- Key People:
- Wendi Jayavarman VII Faxian Xuanzang Taishi Shōtoku
- Related Topics:
- Zen Mahayana Four Noble Truths Tibetan Buddhism Shingon
