History

Overview || From a Prince to a Monk || Emergence of Dharma || Monks Who Carried the Baton

Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, being exceeded in numbers only by Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. The first known Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, founded it in Northern India . As Buddhism expanded across Asia , it evolved into two main forms, which evolved largely independently from each other:

 

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