RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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China. Leading faith in the Americas and Middle East.
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China. Spread to the rest of Asia
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India. Leading religion in the Americas and the Middle East
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India. Leading faith in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan & Korea
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism arose in Ancient India, in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha, and is based on the teachings of the renunciate Siddhārtha Gautama. The religion evolved as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent throughout Central, East, and Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was brought to China by Buddhist monks from India during the latter part of the Han dynasty (ca. 150 CE) and took over a century to become assimilated into Chinese culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Other accounts indicate that the Indo-Scythian king Kaniska of the Kushan (Kusana) dynasty, which ruled in northern India, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia in the 1st to 2nd century ce, encouraged the spread of Buddhism into Central Asia.