SOURCE6 The spread of Buddhism within India up to the ýrst century CE
Bamiyan
Taxila
Mathura
Kapaghra Pataliputra (Patna)
Allahabad
Bodh Gaya
Vidisha (Besnagar)
Udain
Sanchi
Tamralipti
Vallabhipur
Ajantha
Nashik
Junnar
Amaravati
Key
Bodh Gaya
Where Buddhism originated in 528 BCE
Udain
Centres of Buddhism before 200 BCE
Taxila
Centres of Buddhism after 200 BCE
Anuradhapura
Expansion of Buddhism by 400 BCE
Expansion of Buddhism by the beginning of the first century CE
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250
500
750
Mahagona
kilometres
Source: Spatial Vision
Buddhism explained Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, a Hindu prince, in the sixth century BCE. After witnessing suffering in his kingdom, he renounced his riches to seek deeper truths. He lived as a hermit for seven years and then began teaching the Four Noble Truths. He became known as ‘the Buddha’, meaning ‘the Enlightened One’.
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