Buddhism originated in where?

Buddhism originated in ancient India, is founder siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha).

Since the 1st century AD was introduced into China, Buddhism has experienced many thriving decline of ups and downs, but circulates smoothly, buddhist culture has deep roots in the social development of our country.To 2010, the world has about 400 million followers of Buddhism, and the number is on the increase.As one of the world's three major religions, Buddhism originated in where?

Origin and development of Buddhism

Buddhism originated in ancient India, is founder siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha).Buddhism founding time, about to the 6th century BC.Siddhartha in bi bowl, tree (buddhist believers addressed lindens) under enlightenment, founded Buddhism., siddhartha throughout all the people of heng river valley, people in all walks of life came to listen to his speech, slowly, siddhartha's disciple is increasing, the influence of the Buddhism also gradually expanding.Siddhartha's death (nirvana), preaching disciples compiled his words and deeds, become, theory of law, "monk".The emergence of the first batch of monks, marks the birth of buddhist sangha, it is said that the Buddha, dhamma, and sangha sanbao is helpful enlightenment path.

The third century BC, Buddhism advocates ashoka joined the largest buddhist, he advised his country the law of the people follow the buddhist life, also send preachers across India and Ceylon, Egypt, etc. To promote Buddhism.After that, Buddhism started to spread in north and south two directions.Southern Buddhism (theravada Buddhism) via Ceylon spread to southeast Asia;North Buddhism (mahayana) by the Kashmir to xinjiang, was introduced to China and around the 1st century AD, then spread to the ancient Korea and Japan.In the 8th century, north preach Buddhism in Tibet, since then, the mahayana Buddhism into Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism.

Unfortunately, although Buddhism originated in ancient India, but in the Indian Buddhism gradually decrease.The late 12th century Muslim turks invaded India, the ancient Indian buddhist highest institution of higher learning - nalanda temple was destroyed, the buddhist disappear a lot of ancient books and records, surviving buddhist scholar carries the rest of the book to Tibet and other places.To the 13th century, the birthplace of Buddhism in India almost disappeared.To in the second half of the 20th century, due to China, Mongolia and south peninsula countries political change, Buddhism has received the serious blow, a large number of temple temple was destroyed, and was expelled, imprisoned or even killed.Happily, after the reform and opening in China, to vigorously support of Buddhism, many once damagedtempleThe reconstruction.

The influence of Buddhism

Buddhism influenced you most in Asian countries, Buddhism has been integrated into the buddhist countries of people's life.But in India, though, as the birthplace of Buddhism, but the influence of Buddhism is declining, the buddhist accounts for only 0.71% of India's population, distribution is scattered.

Buddhist countries and regions of prevalence has exerted a great influence.Many fields including culture, art, etc.

Modern physicist Albert Einstein comment buddhist said: "the future of religion is the religion of the universe.It should transcend personal god and avoid dogma and theology, covers two aspects of nature and spirit.The foundation of it, is based in a religious consciousness and the source of religious consciousness, is in all things natural and spiritual as a meaningful whole to experience the experience.Buddhism is the above description of that kind of religion.If one can cope with modern scientific needs, but also in accordance with the coexistence of religion with science, that must be Buddhism."Buddhism originated in India and development in Asia and in the future, Buddhism will go further.