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The Spread of Buddhism
The Spread of Buddhism
600
This map shows how Buddhism spread from India throughout Asia. Buddhism began in northeastern India, the birthplace of Buddha, and from there spread along trade routes. By the first century it had reached China. From there it traveled to Korea and on to Japan around A.D. 600. Buddhism also took hold in Tibet during the 600s. By the late Middle Ages, Buddhism was not spreading any further and had gone almost extinct in India itself.