WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite never developing a missionary movement, Buddha’s teachings spread afar over the centuries: first to Southeast Asia, then through Central Asia to China and the rest of East Asia, and finally to Tibet and the further reaches of Central Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism arrived in Japan by first making its way to China and Korea through the Silk Road and then traveling by sea to the Japanese archipelago. As such, early Japanese Buddhism is strongly influenced by Chinese Buddhism and Korean Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism was officially transmitted to Japan in 525, when the monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent a mission to Japan with gifts, including an image of the Buddha, several ritual objects, and sacred texts. Buddhism’s journey from India to China, Korea, and Japan had taken about a thousand years.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the 6th and 7th century CE from Korea and China mostly for political and cultural reasons. The imported Buddhist traditions integrated native religious concepts. This led to numerous varieties of a Buddhist–Shinto blend.