Timeline of Buddhism
The purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Buddhism from the birth of Gautama Buddha to the present. == Timeline == == Dates == === 6th–5th century BCE === === 4th century BCE === === 3rd century BCE === === 2nd century BCE === === 1st century BCE === === 1st century === === 2nd century === === 3rd century === === 4th century === === 5th century === === 6th century === === 7th century === === 8th century === === 9th century === === 10th century === === 11th century === === 12th century === === 13th century === === 14th century === === 15th century === === 16th century === === 17th century === === 18th century === === 19th century === === 20th century === === 21st century === == See also == History of Buddhism Buddhism by country Ordination of women in Buddhism Silk Road transmission of Buddhism List of American Buddhists List of Buddhists Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States == References == == Sources == === Printed sources === === Web-sources === == External links == Theravada Buddhist Chronology Asakawa, K and Lodge, Henry Cabot (Ed.).