Chronology of Buddhism by Matthieu Ricard

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Chronology[edit]

India and others:[edit]

  • Lord Buddha: 961-881 BC According to Buton]] (bu ston)
  • 624-544 According to Theravadin tradition
  • 403-483 Calculation based on the "dotted record" of
  • Vinaya texts.
  • 569-489 Assuming that King Ashoka reigned 100 years
  • after the Buddha's Parinirvana
  • 463-383 Japanese scholars' calculations based on
  • Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese texts
  • 451-371 Assuming that King Ashoka reigned 218 years
  • after the Buddha's parinirvana
  • [[Rajagriha Council: 483 BCMauryan Empire: 320-187 BC, Buddhism flourishes throughout India, and upto Afghanistan.
  • [[Reign of King Ashoka: 268-232 or 272-236 BC
  • [[Second Council at Vaisali: 100 years after L. Buddha's parinirvana
  • [[Nagasena: 200 ?
  • [[King Pusyamitra, of the Sunga dynasty, persecutes Buddhists: 187-? BC
  • Reign of Greek Buddhist King Menander (Milinda): 163-115 BC
  • [[King Kanishka's Council of the Sarvastivadins: 147 or 78 BC
  • [[Pali Tripitaka first written down: 80 BC
  • [[Buddhism enters China: 1st century AD
  • [[Nagarjuna: some sources say he was born in 482 B.C, other in 212 B.C. According to mahayana scriptures he was born 1200 years after the Buddha's parinirvana.
  • [[Travels of Fa-Hsien: 399-414
  • [[King Nyatri Tsenpo ascends the throne as first King of Tibet: 374
  • [[Lhathori Nyentsen: 374-494 In 433, brings the first Buddhist scriptures to TibetBuddhism enters Japan: 550
  • [[Boddhidharma: 526
  • [[Asanga, Buddhapalita, Vasubandhu, Dignaga, Aryadeva: 5th century.
  • [[Silabhadra: 6th/7th cent.
  • [[Dharmakirti: ca.600-ca.660
  • [[Chandrakirti, Vasumitra, Haribhadra, Chandragomin, Dandin: 7th century ?
  • [[Thomi Sambhota goes to India: 632
  • [[Hsuang-tsang's pilgrimage to India: 629-645
  • [[I-Tsing's pilgrimage to India: 671-695
  • Shantideva (shi ba lha): 685-763 ?
  • [[Garab Dorje: 55 ?
  • Songtsen Gampo (srong btsan sgam po): 609/613-650]] ([[Richardson and Gendun Chöphel, see White Annals p.13, /Vitali, GS 617-649 /Tarthang 569-650.
  • [[Songtsen founds the Rasa Trulnang Tsuklhagkhang: 641
  • [[Queen Kongjo leaves for Tibet, in 641 and meets the King in 647.
  • [[Ramoche founded: 641
  • Gar ('gar), Songtsen's minister: ?-667
  • Dusong Manpo ('dus srong mang po rje): reigns 676-704
  • King Me Agtsom (mes 'ag tshoms): reigns 704-755
  • [[Shantarakshita: 705-762
  • [[Kamalashila: fl. 713-763
  • [[Haribhadra: 9th cent.

Ngagyur Nyingma:[edit]

  • Trisong Detsen (khri srong lde btsan): 790-844 /or 718]] (Butön) or 730]] (in Bee kar) /742-797, rules from 755]] (Ehrhard) 730]] (NH)
  • [[Beginning of construction of Samye: 762
  • Se (sad) mi, mi dun ordained: 767/ or 827]] (NS)
  • [[According to Khetsun's history:
  • [[Khenpo Shantarakshita consecrates the ground: 797
  • [[Khenpso lays the foundations: 798
  • [[Guru Rinpoche leaves India: 802
  • [[Guru Rinpoche reaches Samye: 809
  • [[Guru Rinpoche reconsecrates the ground: 810
  • [[Guru Rinpoche lays again the foundation stone: 811
  • [[Completion of Samye: 814
  • [[NS V.1, p.950
  • [[The seven "trial monks ordained as novices: 827
  • Guru Padmasambhava depart to Ngayap Ling (Chamara): 864]] (NS) or 876]] (Patrul, Mipham).

Kadam[edit]

Sakya:[edit]

Kagyu:[edit]

Shangpa Kagyu:[edit]

Kalachakra:[edit]

Orgyen Nyengyu:[edit]

Shiche-Chöd:[edit]

Jonang, Bodong:[edit]

Zhalu:[edit]

Geluk:[edit]

Bönpo[edit]

Phycisians, gramarians, .[edit]

General:[edit]

Sino-Tibetan relationships:[edit]

  • 1260-1360: Yuang Emperor, Kublai Khan (Mongolian)
  • 1360-1644: Ming (chinese)
  • 1644-1911: Manchu (Ching)
  • [[1644-1661: Shun-chih
  • [[1662-1722: K'ang-hsi
  • [[1723-1735: Yung-cheng
  • [[1736-1795: Ch'ien-lung
  • [[1796-1820: Chia-ch'ing
  • [[upto 1728: Amban has no power
  • [[1792-1895: Amban has some power
  • [[1811-1814: Amban Ahu Thuli
  • [[1814-1817: Amban Shiming
  • [[1817-1820: No 85 Amban Yuling
  • [[1819-1821: No 86 Amban Linghai
  • [[1820-1907: Kuang-hsu
  • 1820-1823: No 87 Weng'gan (Wenming)
  • [[1821: No 88 Nadanzhu
  • [[1821-1825: No: 90 Amban Baochang
  • [[1823-1827: No 91 Amban Songting
  • [[1895: 13th Dalai Lama, Amban becomes less powerful and in
  • [[1908-1911: Hsuan-t'ung
  • [[1912: The last Amban is expelled from Lhasa.
  • [[1913-1914 Conference of Simla. The Chinese refuse to sign the final agreement.

Unknown:[edit]

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