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Timeline of Buddhist History - http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/timelines.htm
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Buddhas of Bamiyan - http://www.stringer.it/Stringer%20Photo/bamiyan.html
A collection of high-quality photos of the Buddhas of Bamiyan taken prior to their destruction by the Taliban. |
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Buddhist Councils - http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/councils.html
History of the Buddhist councils, which have been periodically convened since the Buddha's death, primarily for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy of the record of the Buddha's teachings. |
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Buddhism on the Silk Road - http://www.silk-road.com/artl/buddhism.shtml
The civilizations which flourished along the Silk Road in the first millennium CE were open to cultural and religious influences from both East and West. Many religions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, gained new followers. But it was Buddhism, travelling the trade routes of the Silk Road, which became the common factor uniting the different peoples of the Silk Road. |
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Buddha's World: History of Buddha and Buddhism - http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/his.html
Historical material on Buddhism. |
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The Questions of King Milinda - http://web.singnet.com.sg/~rjp31831/nagasena.htm
Story of the conversion to Buddhism of Milinda, king of Sagala, in the land of the Bactrian Greeks. |
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The Buddhist History of Muktinath /Chumig Gyatsa - http://www.muktinath.org/muktinath/hist.htm
Information about the Hindu and Buddhist ancient pilgrimage site, Muktinath, on the Annapurna trekking route in Nepal, includes pictures, news and related links. |
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Buddhist and Islam - http://www.berzinarchives.com/e-books/historic_interaction_buddhist_islamic/history_cultures_03.html
The historical interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic cultures before the Mongol Empire. |
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History of Buddhism - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhahist.html
Overview of the history of Buddhism and the formation of the principal schools of Buddhism. |
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Thumbnails Of Threatened Afghan Greco-Buddhist Art - http://www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/2001/taliban-crisis.shtml
Thumbnails can be clicked on for enlarged views. This is on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) web site. |