WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is notably the case of Buddhism which had a considerable influence on the early trade routes. Within these growing trade route networks, Buddhism started its development from the Indian Subcontinent, and reached other regions along the Silk Roads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism spread across Asia through networks of overland and maritime routes between India, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and China. The transmission of Buddhism to Central Asia and China corresponded with the development of the silk routes as channels for intercultural exchanges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism swept India in a grand and peaceful conversion, as saffron-robed Buddhist monks by the thousands preached the Buddha’s thought. Across the sea the teachings reached Sri Lanka and, across the Bay of Bengal, what are now Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism spread from India into northern Asia, Mongolia, and China, whilst Christianity and Islam emerged and were disseminated by trade, pilgrims, and military conquest. The literary, architectural and artistic effects of this can be traced today in the cultures of civilizations along the Silk Routes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Towards the end of the Han dynasty around the year 200 CE, traders travelling from India to China along the Silk Road brought Buddhism with them. At first Buddhism was practised only by foreigners. To many Chinese, Buddhism initially seemed to be a variant of Daoism.