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572-621
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Prince Shotoku sponsors Buddhism in Japan
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c. 580
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Buddhist missionaries introduce flower arranging to Japan
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606
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Harsha rules northern India, converts to Mahayana Buddhism
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607
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Japanese rules obtain Buddhist scriptures from China
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629
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Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang creates important records of Buddhism in India after its decline
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645
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Buddhism arrives in Tibet
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c. 650
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Pure Land Buddhism taught by Shan-tao
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c. 650
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Death of King Songsten Gampo of Tibet, whose wives establish Buddhism in Tibet
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c. 670
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Birth of Gyogi, a monk who will help Buddhism gain popularity in Japan
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710
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Nara becomes the capital of Japan; Buddhism gains influence
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713
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Construction begins on the Giant Buddha of Leshan
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752
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Great Buddha statue erected
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c. 804
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Tendai and Shingon Buddhism founded
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c. 840
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King Langdarma persecutes Buddhists in Tibet
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843
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Persecution of Buddhists under Emperor Wuzong
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845
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Confucianism made the state ideology of China; Buddhism and Christianity are banned
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c. 900
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Jain temples created alongside Hindu and Buddhist ones at Ellora
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971
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Song dynasty commissions the printing of the entire Buddhist canon using 130,000 carved woodblocks
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1023
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Pure Land Buddhism begins in Japan
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1042
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Indian Buddhist teacher Atisa is invited to preach in Tibet; beginning of second period of growth of Tibetan Buddhism
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1044
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King Anawratha of Bagan converts Burma to Theravada Buddhism; begins building temples
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1057
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Burmese victories in Northern Thailand strengthen Buddhism there
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1100
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Persecution of Buddhists under Song emperor Huizong
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1123
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Death of Milaraspa, the miracle-working Tibetan Buddhist monk and poet
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c. 1150
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Golden age of Buddhist art in Burma
