Introduction to Buddhism II. Diffusion in the World
Table of Contents

  • 1

    Source 1: Buddhism expansion in Asia. (map)
    Source 2: The Lion Capital of Ashoka. (image)




  • 2

    Source 1: Buddhism expansion in South Asia (map)
    Source 2: Borobudur Temple (image)
    Source 3: Borobudur temple section (image)
    Source 4: Thai Monks (image)

  • 3

    Source 1: Buddhism expansion in China. (map)
    Source 2: Chinese Buddhist Schools (table)
    Source 3: Excerpts from the "Record of Linji" (text)
    Source 4: Guanyin by a Lotus Pond (image)
    Source 5: Poet Strolling by a Marshy Bank (image)

  • 4

    Source 1: Buddhism Diffusion in Japan (map)
    Source 2: Excerpts from the Tannishō (text)
    Source 3: Excerpt from the Shōbōgenzō (text)
    Source 4: Japanese Haiku (text)
    Source 5: Sand Garden at Ryoanji (image)
    Source 6: Buddha and Jesus in a japanese comic (image)
    Source 7: A Buddhist Chant of a Pure Land School (audio)

  • 5

    Source 1: Buddhism expansion in Tibet (map)
    Source 2 Sand Mandala (image)
    Source 3: Vajra, a ritual instrument (image)
    Source 4: Mudra (image)

  • 6

    Source 1: Map of Buddhism diffusion in the World (map)
    Source 2: The 14th Dalai Lama and USA President Barack Obama (image)
    Source 3: A Zen Master's pro-war thoughts (text)
    Source 4: Soka Gakkai International official presentation (text)
    Source 5: Trailer of Zen Buddhism in America (video)