The Spread of Buddhism
"Over time, Buddhism spread from northwestern India to Central Asia, in almost all directions." Buddhism originated in India, from Buddha, or Prince Siddhartha. Over time as Buddhism spread, it changed. Buddhism arrived in China from across a trade route through central Asia. In the 2nd century, Buddhism spread in China, and it influenced a few things. It influenced China's art, traditions, and daily life. China was also influenced by Buddhist temples. In China, Mahayana Buddhism flourished. Eventually, Buddhism reached Tibet, Ceylon, Burma, Nepal, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Korea, Siam, and many others. This influenced many trading routes. From the spread to Korea, a monk came with Chinese texts from China. Now, more and more religious buildings were built, and more works of art were produced. From the spread to Japan, a ruler of a Korean kingdom made Buddhism noticed, and from there Prince Shotoku promoted social values in Buddhism. Now, more temples were being built, more cultural learnings, and affected schools, orphanages, etc. Today Buddhism is still a commonly used religion, almost all of Asia's religion is Buddhism.