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{{Short description|Chronology of the Buddhist religion}}
{{Buddhism}}
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The purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Buddhism from the birth of [[Gautama Buddha]] to the present.
 
==Timeline of events==
{{Buddhist traditions timeline}}
 
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| 345–321 BCE || The [[Nanda Empire]] briefly predominates in Magadha over the Shishunagas.<ref>Raychaudhuri, H. C.; Mukherjee, B. N. (1996), Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty, Oxford University Press, pp. 204–209.</ref>
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| 326 BCE || Alexander the Great reaches North West India. The [[Indo-Greek kingdomsKingdom]] that arise in the aftermath havehas a large influence upon the development of Buddhism.<ref>Narain, A.K. (1957). The Indo-Greeks. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 124</ref>
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| c. 324 BCE || [[Pyrrho]], a philosopher in Alexander the Great's court, learnsmay have learnt elements of Buddhist philosophy in India from the [[gymnosophists]]. He incorporates partsParts of Buddhism, most notably the [[three marks of existence]], intomay have influenced his new philosophy of [[Pyrrhonism]] which he introduces into [[Hellenistic philosophy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Beckwith |first=Christopher I. |title=Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |year=2015 |url=http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s10500.pdf |isbn=9781400866328}}</ref>
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| c. 321 – c. 297 BCE || The reign of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], grandfather of [[AsokaAshoka]], who subdues the [[Nanda DynastyEmpire]] by c. 320 BCE, and gradually conquers much of northern India.<ref name="sen26">{{cite book|author=R.K. Sen|title=Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0ZBAQAAMAAJ |year=1895|publisher=The Society|pages=26–32|chapter=Origin of the Maurya of Magadha and of Chanakya}}</ref>
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|c. 250 BCE|| [[Third Buddhist council]], convened by [[Ashoka]] and chaired by [[Moggaliputta-Tissa]], compiles the ''[[KathavatthuKathāvatthu]]'' to refute the heretical views and theories held by some Buddhist sects. [[Edicts of Ashoka]] in the [[Maurya Empire]] in support of Buddhism.
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|c. 250 BCE|| Ashoka sends various [[Ashoka#Missions to spread the Dharma/Dhamma|Buddhist missionaries]] to faraway countries, as far as China, [[mainland Southeast Asia]] and the [[Ethnic Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] kingdoms in the east and the [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] kingdoms in the west, in order to make Buddhism known to them.
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|c. 250 BCE|| First-fully developed examples of [[Kharosthi]] script in the inscriptions at [[ShahbazgarhiShahbaz Garhi]] and [[Mansehra District|Mānsehrā]] in [[Gandhara]].
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|c. 250 BCE|| Indian traders regularly visit ports in the [[Arabian Peninsula]], explaining the prevalence of place names in the region with Indian or Buddhist origin; e.g., ''bahar'' (from [[Sanskrit]] ''vihara'' (a Buddhist monastery). Ashokan emissary monks bring Buddhism to [[Suvarnabhumi]], the location of which is disputed. The ''[[DipavamsaDīpavaṃsa]]'' says it was a Mon seafaring settlement in present-day [[BurmaMyanmar]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
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|c. 220 BCE||[[Theravada]] is officially introduced to [[Sri Lanka]] by the [[Mahinda (Buddhist monk)|Mahinda]], son of Ashoka, during the reign of [[Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura]].
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|165–130 BCE|| Reign of the Indo-Greek king [[Menander I]], who converts to Buddhism under the sage [[Nagasena]] according to the account of the ''[[Milinda Panha]]''.
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|121 BCE||The Chinese Emperor [[Han Wudi]] (156–87 BCE) receives two golden statues of the [[Gautamathe Buddha|Buddha]], according to inscriptions in the [[Mogao Caves]], [[Dunhuang]].
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|c. 55 BCE||The Indo-Greek governor [[TheodoĞrusTheodorus (meridarch)|Theodorus]] enshrines relics of the Buddha, dedicating them to the deified "Lord [[Shakyamuni]]."
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|29 BCE||According to the Sinhalese chronicles, the content of the [[Pali Canon]] is written down in the reign of King {{IAST|Vaṭṭagamiṇi}} (29–17 BCE){{sfn|Geiger|20121912}}
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|2 BCE|| The [[Hou Hanshu]] records the visit in 2 BCE of [[Yuezhi]] envoys to the Chinese capital, who give oral teachings on [[Buddhist]] sutras]].<ref>Baldev Kumar (1973). Exact source needed!</ref>
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|67||[[Liu Ying (prince)|Liu Ying]]'s sponsorship of Buddhism is the first documented case of Buddhist practices in China.
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|67||[[Buddhism in China|Buddhism]] comes to China with the two monks [[Kasyapa Matanga|Kasyapa]] and [[Dharmaraksha]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Julch |first1=Thomas |title=The Middle Kingdom and the Dharma Wheel: Aspects of the Relationship between the Buddhist Saṃgha and the State in Chinese History |date=2016 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004322585 |page=47}}</ref>
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|68||[[Buddhism]] is officially established in China with the founding of the [[White Horse Temple]].<ref name="Leffman">{{Cite book |last=Leffman |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dA_QbQiZkB4C&pg=PA307 |title=Rough Guide to China |author2=Simon Lewis |author3=Jeremy Atiya |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2003 |isbn=1-84353-019-8 |page=307}}</ref><ref name="Bao">{{Cite book |last=Bao |first=Yuheng |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpRQAAAAMAAJ&q=white+horse+temple+china |title=Buddhist Art and Architecture of China |author2=Qing Tian |author3=Letitia Lane |publisher=Edwin Mellen Press |year=2004 |isbn=0-7734-6316-X |pages=84, 172}}</ref><ref name="Harper">{{Cite book |last=Harper |first=Damien |url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetchin00dami/page/462 |title=China |publisher=Lonely Planet |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-74059-915-3 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetchin00dami/page/462 462–463]}}</ref>
|68||[[Buddhism]] is officially established in China with the founding of the [[White Horse Temple]].
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|78||[[Ban Chao]], a Chinese General, subdues the Buddhist [[Kingdom of Khotan]].
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|c. 78–101||According to [[Mahayana]] tradition, the [[Fourth Buddhist council]] takes place under [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]]a king [[Kanishka]]'s reign, near [[Jalandar]], India.
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|116||The Kushans, under [[Kanishka]], establish a kingdom centered on [[Kashgar]], also taking control of [[Khotan]] and [[YarkentYarkant County|Yarkand]] in the [[Tarim Basin]].
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|148||[[An Shigao]], a [[Parthia]]n prince and Buddhist monk, arrives in China and proceeds to make the first translations of [[Theravada]] texts into Chinese.
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|c. 150–250|| Indian and [[Central Asia]]n Buddhists travel to Vietnam.
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|178||The [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]] monk [[Lokaksema (Buddhist monk)|Lokaksema]] travels to the Chinese capital of [[Loyang]] and becomes the first known translator of [[Mahayana]] texts into Chinese.
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|c. 250||Use of [[Kharosthi|Kharoṣṭhī]] script in [[Gandhara]] stops.
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|c. 250–350||[[Kharosthi|Kharoṣṭhī]] script is used in the southern [[Silk Road]] cities of [[Khotan]] and [[MinfengNiya Town|Niya]].
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|296||The earliest surviving Chinese Buddhist manuscript dates from this year (''Zhu Fo Yao Ji Jing'', discovered in [[Dalian]], late 2005).
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|320–467|| The Universityuniversity at [[Nalanda]] grows to support 3,000–10,000 monks.
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|372||The monk [[Sundo (monk)|Sundo]] (順道, or Shundao in Chinese) was sent by [[Fu Jian (337–385)]] (苻堅) of Former Qin to the court of the King [[Sosurim of Goguryeo]], in modern-day Korea.<ref name="buswell">{{cite book|last=Buswell|first=Robert E.|title=Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen|year=1991|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=0824814274|pages=5, 6}}</ref> Subsequently, paper making was established in Korea.
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|384||The [[Indian people|IndianGandhara]]n monk [[Marananta]] arrived in [[Baekje]], in modern-day Korea, and the royal family received the strain of Buddhism he brought. [[Asin of Baekje|King Asin of Baekje]] proclaimed, "people should believe in Buddhism and seek happiness."<ref name="buswell"/>
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|399–414||[[Fa XianFaxian]] travels from China to India, then returns to translate Buddhist works into Chinese.
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|c. 5th century||The kingdom of [[Kingdom of Funan|Funan]] (centered in modern [[Cambodia]]) begins to advocate Buddhism in a departure from [[HinduHinduism]]ism. Earliest evidence of Buddhism in [[Myanmar]] ([[Pāli|Pali]] inscriptions). Earliest evidence of Buddhism in [[Indonesia]]n (statues). Earliest reinterpretations of Pali texts. The stupa at [[Dambulla]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) is constructed.
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|402||At the request of [[Yao Xing]], [[KumarajivaKumārajīva]] travels to [[Chang'an]] and translates many Buddhist texts into [[Chinese language|Chinese]].
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|403||In China, [[Lushan Huiyuan (Buddhist)|Hui Yuan]] argues that Buddhist monks should be exempt from bowing to the emperor.
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|405||[[Yao Xing]] honours [[KumarajivaKumārajīva]].
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|425||Buddhism reaches [[Sumatra]].
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|485||Five monks from [[Gandhara]] travel to the country of [[Fusang]] (Japan, or possibly the [[Americas]]), where they introduce Buddhism.
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|495||The [[Shaolin Monastery|Shaolin temple]] is built in the name of Buddhabhadra, by edict of emperor Wei Xiao Wen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easternmartialarts.com/kungfu_history.htm|title=A brief History of Kung Fu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103315/http://www.easternmartialarts.com/kungfu_history.htm|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author = Canzonieri, Salvatore |date=February–March 1998 | title = History of Chinese Martial Arts: Jin Dynasty to the Period of Disunity | journal = Han Wei Wushu | volume = 3 | issue = 9 }}</ref>
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|527||[[Bodhidharma]] settles into the Shaolin monasteryMonastery in [[Henan]] province of China.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0804834393&id=gHSAiZMhxhwC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=bodhidharma+china+martial+arts&sigpg=pT-2FI5jLcnXlH3I9SkuWOzO4uwPA13] The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health and Enlightenment
by Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit</ref>
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|531–579||Reign of the [[Zoroastrianism in Iran|Zoroastrian]] king, [[KhosrauKhosrow I of Persia]], who orders the translation of [[Jataka tales]] stories into [[Persian language|Persian]].
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|538 or 552||Buddhism is introduced to Japan via [[Baekje]] ([[Korea]]), according to [[Nihonshoki]]; some scholars place this event in 538.
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|607||A Japanese imperial envoy is dispatched to [[Sui Dynastydynasty|Sui]], China to obtain copies of sutras.
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|616–634||[[Jingwan]] begins carving sutras onto stone at [[Fangshan, Yuzhou, Henan|Fangshan]], [[Yuzhou (ancient China)|Yuzhou]], 75&nbsp;km75km southwest of modern-day [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lagerwey|first1=John|title=Religion and Chinese Society|date=2004|publisher=The Chinese University Press|location=Hong Kong|page=xviii}}</ref>
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|617–649||Reign of [[Songtsen Gampo]] of [[Tibet]], who is traditionally held to be the first Tibetan King to promote the bringing of Buddhism to Tibet.<ref>Anne-Marie Blondeau, Yonten Gyatso, 'Lhasa, Legend and History,' in Françoise Pommaret(ed.) ''Lhasa in the seventeenth century: the capital of the Dalai Lamas,'' Brill Tibetan Studies Library, 3, Brill 2003, pp. 15–38.</ref>
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|627–645||[[Xuanzang]] travels to India, noting the persecution of Buddhists by [[Sasanka]] (king of [[Gauda Kingdom of Gauda|Gauda]], a state in northwest [[Bengal]]) before returning to [[Chang'an]] in China to translate Buddhist scriptures.
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|c. 650||End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the [[Sindh]].
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|671||Chinese Buddhist pilgrim [[I ChingYijing (monk)|Yi JingYijing]] visits [[Palembang]], capital of the partly Buddhist kingdom of [[Srivijaya]] on the island of [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], and reports over 1000 Buddhist monks in residence.
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|671||[[Uisang]] returns to [[Korea]] after studying Chinese [[Huayan school|Huayan]] Buddhism and founds the [[Hwaeom]] school.
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|c. 8th century||Buddhist [[Jataka tales]] stories are translated into [[Syriac language|Syriac]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] as [[Kalilag and Damnag]]. An account of Buddha's life is translated into [[Greek language|Greek]] by [[John of Damascus]] and widely circulated among [[Christianity|Christians]] as the story of [[Barlaam and Josaphat]]. By the 14th century, this story of Josaphat becomes so popular that he is made a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[saintSaint]].
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|736||[[Huayan school|Huayan]] is transmitted to Japan via [[Korea]], when [[Rōben]] invites the [[Korea]]n [[Hwaeom]] monk [[Simsang]] to lecture, and formally founds Japan's [[Kegon]] tradition in the [[Tōdai-ji]] temple.
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|743–754||The [[China|Chinese]] monk [[Jianzhen]] attempts to reach Japan eleven times, succeeding in 754 to establish the Japanese [[Risshū (Buddhism)|Ritsu]] school, which specialises in the ''[[vinaya]]'' (monastic rules).
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|760–830||Construction is begun on [[BorobodurBorobudur]], the famous Indonesian Buddhist structure. It is completed as a Buddhist monument in 830, after about 50 years of work.<ref>Miksic says construction of Borobudur began around 760 or 770, with sporadic activity until around 830 AD. {{ISBN|0-87773-906-4}}
 
Munoz says the Sailendra king [[Samaratungga]] completed Borobudur in 825 AD. {{ISBN|978-981-4155-67-0}}</ref>
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|838–847||[[Ennin]], a priest of the [[Tendai]] school, travels in China for nine years. He reaches both the famous Buddhist mountain of [[Wutaishan]] and the Chinese capital, [[Chang'an]], keeping a detailed diary that is a primary source for this period of Chinese history, including the Buddhist persecution.
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|841–846|| Emperor [[Emperor Wuzong of Tang|Wuzong]] of the [[Tang Dynastydynasty]] (given name: [[Emperor Wuzong of Tang|Li Yan]]) reigns in China; he is one of three Chinese emperors to prohibit Buddhism. From 843 to 845, Wuzong carries out the [[Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution]], permanently weakening the institutional structure of Buddhism in China.
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|859||The [[Caodong]] school]] of [[Zen]] is founded by [[Dongshan Liangjie]] and his disciples in southern China.
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|c. 10th century||In Tibet, a strong Buddhist revival is begun.
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|971|| Chinese [[Song Dynastydynasty]] commissions [[Chengdu]] woodcarvers to carve the entire Buddhist canon for printing. Work is completed in 983; 130,000 blocks are produced, in total.
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|911||A printed copy of the [[Song Dynastydynasty]] Buddhist canon arrives in [[Korea]], impressing the government.
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|c. 11th century||[[Marpa Lotsawa|Marpa]], [[Konchog Gyalpo]], [[Atisha]], and others introduce the [[Sarma (Tibetan Buddhism)|Sarma]] lineages into Tibet.
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|1009||[[Vietnam]]'s Lý Dynastydynasty begins, which is partly brought about by an alliance with the Buddhist monkhood. Ly emperors patronize [[Mahayana]] Buddhism, in addition to traditional spirits.
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|1010||[[Korea]] begins carving its own woodblock print edition of the Buddhist canon. No completion date is known; the canon is continuously expanded, with the arrival of new texts from China.
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|1100–1125||[[Emperor Huizong of Song China|Huizong]] reigns during the Chinese [[Song Dynastydynasty]] and outlaws Buddhism to promote [[Taoism|the Dao]]. He is one of three Chinese emperors to have prohibited Buddhism.
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|1133–1212||[[Hōnen]] establishes [[Pure Land]] Buddhism as an independent sect in Japan.
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|c. 1250||[[Theravada]] overtakes [[Mahayana]]—previously practised alongside [[Hinduism]]—as the dominant form of Buddhism in [[Cambodia]]; [[Sri Lanka]] is an influence in this change.
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|1260–1270||[[Kublai Khan]] makes the Buddhism (especially the Tibetan Buddhism) the ''de facto'' [[state religion]] of the [[Yuan dynasty]], establishing the [[Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs]] and appointing [[Sakya (tribe)|Sakya]] [[Imperial Preceptor]]s.
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|1279–1298||[[Sukhothai kingdom|Sukhothai]]'s third and most famous ruler, [[Ram Khamhaeng the Great|Ram Khamhaeng]] (Rama the Bold), reigns and makes vassals of [[Laos]], much of modern [[Thailand]], [[Pegu]] ([[Burma]]), and parts of the [[Malay Peninsula]], thus giving rise to Sukhothai artistic tradition. After Ram Khamhaeng's death, Sukhothai loses control of its territories as its vassals become independent.
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|1820–1841||[[Minh Mạng]] reigns in [[Vietnam]], further restricting Buddhism. He insists that all monks be assigned to [[cloister]]s and carry identification documents. He also places new restrictions on printed material and begins the persecution of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] missionaries and converts that his successors (not without provocation) continue.
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|1844||[[Elizabeth Peabody]] became the first person to translate any Buddhist scripture into English, translating a chapter of the ''[[Lotus Sutra]]'' from its French translation.<ref name=ford>{{cite book| last =Ford| first =James Ishmael| title =Zen Master Who?| publisher =[[Wisdom Publications]]| year =2006| page =[https://archive.org/details/zenmasterwhoguid00jame/page/60 60]| url =https://archive.org/details/zenmasterwhoguid00jame/page/60| isbn =0-86171-509-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lopez Jr.|first1=Donald S.|title=The Life of the Lotus Sutra|journal=Tricycle Maqgazine|date=2016|issue=Winter}}</ref>
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|1851–1868||In Thailand, King [[Mongkut]]—himself a former monk—conducts a campaign to reform and modernise the monkhood, a movement that has continued in the present century under the inspiration of several great ascetic monks from the northeast part of the country.
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|1902||[[Charles Henry Allan Bennett]] a British national ordains as a Theravada monk in Ceylon as Bhikkhu [[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#Out of Darknessdarkness into the LIGHTlight|Ananda Metteyya]].
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|1903||Formation of the [[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#Brotherly Bondsbonds of Allall Mankindmankind|International Buddhist Society]] known as Buddhasāsana Samāgama which went on to gain official representatives in Austria, Burma, Ceylon, China, Germany, Italy, America, and England.
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|1903||First publication of perodicalperiodical [[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#Brotherly Bondsbonds of Allall Mankindmankind|Buddhism: An Illustrated Review]], goes on to appear on 500 to 600 reading tables of libraries across Europe.
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|1904||First continental European, Anton Walther Florus Gueth, was accepted into the Sangha as [[Nyanatiloka|Ñāṇatiloka Bhikkhu]]. Ñāṇatiloka went on to become the father of western monks in Ceylon.
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|1907||''[[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#The Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland|The Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland]]'' forms.
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|1908||[[Charles Henry Allan Bennett]] a British national previously ordained as a Theravada monk as Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya in Burma leads the [[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#First Buddhist Missionmission to England|First Buddhist Mission]] to the West.
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|1909||Release of the periodical ''[[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#The_Buddhist_Society_of_Great_Britain_and_IrelandBuddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland|The Buddhist Review]]'' (1909 to 1922) by the ''The Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland''.
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|1911||[[U Dhammaloka]] tried for sedition for opposition to Christian missionaries in [[Burma]].
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|1922||[[Zenshuji|Zenshuji Soto Mission]] is founded as the first Soto Zen temple in North America.
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|1926||Officially the ''[[Charles Henry Allan Bennett#The Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland|The Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland]]'' dissolved in 1925 and superseded by the Buddhist Lodge in London, in 1926.
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|1930||[[Soka Gakkai]] is founded in Japan.
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|1966||The [[World Buddhist Sangha Council]] is convened by [[Theravada|Theravadins]] in [[Sri Lanka]] with the hope of bridging differences and working together. The first convention is attended by leading monks from many countries and sects, [[Mahayana]] as well as [[Theravada]]. Nine ''[[Basic Points Unifying the Theravada and Mahayana]]'' are written by Ven. [[Walpola Rahula]] are approved unanimously.
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|1966||[[Freda Bedi]], a British woman, becomes the first Western woman to take ordination in [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite webbook|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61180-425-6 |title=Nonfiction Book Review: The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi: British Feminist, Indian Nationalist, Buddhist Nun by Vicki Mackenzie. Shambhala, |date=28 March 2017 |isbn=978-1-61180-425-6 |publisher=Publishersweekly.com |access-date=2017-06-10}}</ref>
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|1967||Friends of the Western Sangha (later [[Friends of the Western Buddhist Order]]) founded by Urgyen [[Sangharakshita]]
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|1980||The Burmese military government asserts authority over the [[Sangha (Buddhism)|sangha]], and violence against monks continues through the decade.
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|1982||The [[Plum Village Monastery]] was founded by [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] and [[Chan Khong]], two Vietnamese monastics, under the [[Plum Village Tradition]].
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|1983||The [[Shanghai Institute of Buddhism]] is established at [[Jade Buddha Temple]], under the [[Shanghai Buddhist Association]].
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|1998||January 25 – Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ([[LTTE]]) terrorists commit a deadly suicide attack on Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist site and a [[UNESCO]] World Heritage centre: the [[Temple of the Tooth]], where Buddha's tooth relic is enshrined. Eight civilians are killed and 25 others are injured and significant damage is done to the temple structure, which was first constructed in 1592.
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|1998||[[Sherry Chayat]], born in Brooklyn, became the first American woman to receive transmission in the Rinzai school of Buddhism.<ref name="books.google.com">Aspects{{Cite of early Visnuism, pg. 32, by Jonbook |last=Gonda at|first=Jan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8urRsuUJ9oC&pg=PA156&dq=indra+superior+vishnu&lrpg=&cdPA156 |title=40#vAspects of Early Viṣṇuism |date=onepage&q1969 |publisher=indra%20superior%20vishnu&fMotilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-1087-7 |language=falseen}}</ref>
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|2001||May – Two of the world's tallest ancient Buddha statues, the [[Buddhas of BamyanBamiyan]], are completely destroyed by the [[Taliban]] in [[Bamyan, Afghanistan|Bamyan]], [[Afghanistan]].
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|2002||[[Khenmo Drolma]], an American woman, became the first bhikkhuni in the [[Drikung Kagyu]] lineage of Buddhism, getting ordained in Taiwan in 2002.<ref name="vajradakininunnery.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/firstsforwomen.html |title=Women Making History |publisher=Vajradakininunnery.org |access-date=2010-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601092702/http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/firstsforwomen.html |archive-date=2010-06-01 }}</ref><ref name="drolma">{{cite web |url=http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/nyima.html |title=Khenmo Drolma |publisher=Vajradakininunnery.org |access-date=2010-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601092727/http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/nyima.html |archive-date=2010-06-01 }}</ref>
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|2003||[[Ayya Sudhamma Bhikkhuni]] became the first American-born woman to gain bhikkhuni ordination in the [[Theravada]] school in Sri Lanka.<ref name="OWBAW2006">[http://www.owbaw.org/2006.asp The Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards (2006)] {{Webarchiveusurped|url1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110114014726/http://www.owbaw.org/2006.asp |date=2011-01-14The Outstanding Women in Buddhism Awards (2006)]}}.</ref><ref name="ViharaBio">[http://www.carolinabuddhist.net/bhikkhunisudhammabio.html Carolina Buddhist Vihara (n.d.)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907212752/http://www.carolinabuddhist.net/bhikkhunisudhammabio.html |date=September 7, 2010 }}.</ref><ref name="PreservingTheDhamma">[http://www.bhavanasociety.org/pdfs/PreservingTheDhamma.pdf Bhāvanā Society Forest Monastery (2007)], p. 165.</ref>
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|2004||[[Khenmo Drolma]] became the first westerner, male or female, to be installed as an abbot in the [[Drikung Kagyu]] lineage of Buddhism. She was installed as the abbot of the Vajra Dakini Nunnery in 2004.<ref name="vajradakininunnery.org"/> The Vajra Dakini Nunnery does not follow the [[The Eight Garudhammas]].<ref name="vajradakini">{{cite web|url=http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/ |title=Vajra Dakini Nunnery |publisher=Vajra Dakini Nunnery |access-date=2010-11-19}}</ref>
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|2004||April – In [[Sri Lanka]], Buddhist monks acting as candidates for the [[JaathikaJathika Hela Urumaya]] party win nine seats in elections.
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|2006||March – [[Merle Kodo Boyd]], born in Texas, became the first African–American woman ever to receive Dharma transmission in Zen Buddhism.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ford |first=James Ishmael |title=Zen master who? a guide to the people and stories of Zen |date=2006 |publisher=Wisdom Publications |isbn=978-0-86171-509-1 |location=Boston}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lincroft Zen Sangha {{!}} Bio |url=https://lincroftzen.org/bio/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=lincroftzen.org}}</ref>
|2006||April – The Government of the People's Republic of China sponsors the First World Buddhist Forum in Mount Putuo, Zhejiang Province. Notably absent was the Dalai Lama.
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|2006||April – The Government of the People's Republic of China sponsors the First World Buddhist Forum in Mount Putuo, Zhejiang Province. Notably absent was the Dalai Lama.
|2006||[[Merle Kodo Boyd]], born in Texas, became the first African–American woman ever to receive Dharma transmission in Zen Buddhism.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-kut6gcyTNEC&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=%22merle+kodo+boyd%22+%22first+black&source=bl&ots=eIfsa9MCDY&sig=ZLgE9pP6rbrM3iPDpBkAujE8mhY&hl=en&ei=LvyKTPLiIsGC8gb0wdCdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&sqi=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=merle%20kodo%20boyd&f=false Zen master who?: a guide to the people and stories of Zen] By James Ishmael Ford</ref>
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|2006||For the first time in American history, a Buddhist ordination was held where an American woman (Sister Khanti-Khema) took the [[Samaneri]] (novice) vows with an American monk ([[Bhante Vimalaramsi]]) presiding. This was done for the Buddhist American Forest Tradition at the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center in Missouri.<ref name="dhammasukha">[http://www.dhammasukha.org/About/khema.htm Background story for Sister Khema] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022038/http://www.dhammasukha.org/About/khema.htm |date=2013-11-12 }}</ref>
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|2011||The [[Institute for Buddhist Dialectical Studies]] (IBD) in Dharamsala, India, conferred the degree of ''geshe'' on [[Venerable Kelsang Wangmo]], a German nun, thus making her the world's first female [[geshe]].<ref name="huffingtonpost.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michaela-haas/buddhism-women_b_862798.html | work=Huffington Post | title=2,500 Years After The Buddha, Tibetan Buddhists Acknowledge Women | date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Geshe Kelsang Wangmo, An Interview with the World's First Female Geshe|url=http://fpmt.org/mandala-today/geshe-kelsang-wangmo-an-interview-with-the-worlds-first-female-geshe/|publisher=[[Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition]]|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>
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|2013||Tibetan women were able to take the geshe exams for the first time.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.onfaith.co/onfaith/2013/06/07/buddhist-nun-professors-or-none| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005122345/https://www.onfaith.co/onfaith/2013/06/07/buddhist-nun-professors-or-none| url-status=usurped| archive-date=October 5, 2016|title=Buddhist nun professors or none?|publisher=onfaith|date=June 7, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>
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|2014||[[Nalanda University]] (also known as Nalanda International University) is a newly established university located in [[Rajgir]], near [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]], India. It has been established in a bid to revive the ancient seat of learning. The university has acquired 455 acres of land for its campus and has been allotted ₹2727 crores (around $454M) by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sushma-swaraj-inaugurates-nalanda-university/articleshow/42921545.cms | title=Sushma Swaraj inaugurates Nalanda University | date=19 September 2014 | agency=Economic Times | access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> It is also being funded by the governments of [[China]], [[Singapore]], [[Australia]], [[Thailand]], and others.<ref name=toireopen>{{cite news|title=Nalanda University reopens|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Nalanda-University-reopens/articleshow/41410855.cms|access-date=10 September 2014|publisher=Times of India|date=1 September 2014}}</ref>
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|2016||Twenty Tibetan Buddhist nuns became the first Tibetan women to earn geshe degrees.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nuns |first=Tibetan |url=https://tnp.org/geshema/ |title=Tibetan Buddhist Nuns Make History: Congratulations Geshema Nuns! |publisher = The Tibetan Nuns Project – Tnp.org |date=2016-07-14 |access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lionsroar.com/twenty-tibetan-buddhist-nuns-are-first-to-earn-geshema-degrees/ |title=Twenty Tibetan Buddhist nuns are first ever to earn Geshema degrees |publisher=Lionsroar.com |date=2016-07-15 |access-date=2016-10-04}}</ref>
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|2018||Sumedhārāma Buddhist Monastery<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sumedharama.pt/ |title=Mosteiro Budista Sumedhārāma |date=2018-07-28 |access-date=2023-12-13}}</ref> is established in Portugal, a branch monastery of the [[Thai Forest Tradition]] in the lineage of Venerable [[Ajahn Chah]], being the first Theravāda monastery on the [[Iberian Peninsula]].
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