When did Buddhism originate?

Buddhism originated in the 5th century BC.

Buddhism is one of the three major religions in the world, which originated in ancient India in the 5th century BC. Its founder was Siddhartha Gautama (565-486 BC). At the age of 20, he left home and became a monk. Since then, he has been honored as "Buddha", which means enlightened person, and the religion he preached is called "Buddhism". Hundreds of years after the Buddha showed nirvana, Buddhism spread all over the Indian subcontinent and was called primitive Buddhism. This period is called primitive Buddhism period.

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Schools of Buddhism:

1, Southern Buddhism: Southern Buddhism in modern China was mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Simao, Lincang and Baoshan. Most of the Dai, Bulang, Achang and Wa people believe in Southern Buddhism. See Dai Buddhism.

2. Spreading Buddhism in Han Dynasty: The exact time when Buddhism was introduced into China is still inconclusive, and opinions vary. The most popular story is that in the 10th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (67 years), Emperor Hanming sent envoys to the Western Regions to collect Buddhist statues and scriptures, and invited monks such as Kayamoton and Zhu Falan to establish the first official temple in Luoyang-Luoyang White Horse Temple, which is the birthplace of China Temple.

3. Tibetan Buddhism: It is mainly popular in Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other provinces, and widely believed by Tibetans, Mongolians, Yugurs, Menba, Lhoba and Tu.

4. Uighur Buddhism: From the end of 19 to the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of Uighur ancient documents were unearthed in the Western Regions and Dunhuang, most of which were Buddhist. These documents fill many gaps in historical records and provide previously unknown materials for the study of ancient Uighur Buddhism, history, literature and language.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Buddhism