imagine how unchaotic these will be if they didn’t convert to islam or at the very least sunnism
onlyneedthat on
And yet, Buddhists are barely seen in india.
irondumbell on
was nepal part of india at that time?
Silly-Cloud-3114 on
Truth is language spread this way to Europe as well. That’s why we can’t find a shred of the so-called PIE (proto-indo-european) language – doesn’t exist.
denn23rus on
Why aren’t the area of Europe with a Buddhist majority listed here? What about Siberia?
ImaginationTop4876 on
Thought this was a cursed greater india map
mEDIUM-Mad on
Kalmykia is always forgoten
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doutrinasecreta on
Greetings to all practitioners of the dhamma. ☸️
GalacticEmperor10 on
this map is wrong. Ajanta and Ellora were not regions with a Buddhist majority. The Ajanta caves were patronized by the Vakatakas, who were followers of Shaivism, and the Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by the Rashtrakutas, who were also Shaivites. Buddhism was never a folk religion. It functioned primarily as a monastic tradition, sustained by royal and mercantile patronage. The same elites who supported Buddhist institutions also patronized sites dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
Anxious_Hall359 on
What about Afghanistan, Persia, Greece, Egypt?
zno3 on
Indonesia was home to the world’s most influential Buddhist maritime empire (Srivijaya) and possesses the largest Buddhist monument (Borobudur); while geographically distant from the religion’s origins in India, these sites established Indonesia as a primary heartland of Buddhist scholarship and power for centuries.
Derfflingerr on
idk my home is once a budhdhist place?
NeoPrimitiveOasis on
Where is Ladakh (India) on today’s Buddhist world? And Kalmykia, in Russia?
I’m ignorant with this region of the world’s history. Can someone in a nutshell explain to me how the religion exploded so successfully?
I’ve never heard of wars of conversion and conquest like Christianity and Islam… but if that’s the case, how in earth was its spread so successful?
How does a travelling priest successfully spread the religion so well without any type of “stick” to their “carrot.” Maybe there were conquests. I really do not know.
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imagine how unchaotic these will be if they didn’t convert to islam or at the very least sunnism
And yet, Buddhists are barely seen in india.
was nepal part of india at that time?
Truth is language spread this way to Europe as well. That’s why we can’t find a shred of the so-called PIE (proto-indo-european) language – doesn’t exist.
Why aren’t the area of Europe with a Buddhist majority listed here? What about Siberia?
Thought this was a cursed greater india map
Kalmykia is always forgoten
[deleted]
Greetings to all practitioners of the dhamma. ☸️
this map is wrong. Ajanta and Ellora were not regions with a Buddhist majority. The Ajanta caves were patronized by the Vakatakas, who were followers of Shaivism, and the Kailasa temple at Ellora was built by the Rashtrakutas, who were also Shaivites. Buddhism was never a folk religion. It functioned primarily as a monastic tradition, sustained by royal and mercantile patronage. The same elites who supported Buddhist institutions also patronized sites dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu.
What about Afghanistan, Persia, Greece, Egypt?
Indonesia was home to the world’s most influential Buddhist maritime empire (Srivijaya) and possesses the largest Buddhist monument (Borobudur); while geographically distant from the religion’s origins in India, these sites established Indonesia as a primary heartland of Buddhist scholarship and power for centuries.
idk my home is once a budhdhist place?
Where is Ladakh (India) on today’s Buddhist world? And Kalmykia, in Russia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Greece#/media/File%3ABuddhist_Expansion.svg
I’m ignorant with this region of the world’s history. Can someone in a nutshell explain to me how the religion exploded so successfully?
I’ve never heard of wars of conversion and conquest like Christianity and Islam… but if that’s the case, how in earth was its spread so successful?
How does a travelling priest successfully spread the religion so well without any type of “stick” to their “carrot.” Maybe there were conquests. I really do not know.
Would love to learn!
Alhamdulillah for Islam
The Buddhist empire
Need more big.
Buddhism isn’t even from India. It’s from Nepal.
Learn some basic facts before you post it online.