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- Buddhas of Bamiyan - A collection of high-quality photos of the Buddhas of Bamiyan taken prior to their destruction by the Taliban.
www.stringer.it/Stringer%20Photo/bamiyan.html
- Buddhism Chronology - Provides both Buddhist Era and Current Era dates for major events in Buddhist history.
www.top-education.com/Religions/buddhism1.htm
- Buddhism on the Silk Road - 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.
idp.bl.uk/IDP/buddhism/index.html
- Buddhist Councils - 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.
www.urbandharma.org/udharma/councils.html
- History and Description of the Tipitaka - Although Buddha left no written records of his teachings, his disciples preserved them, by committing to memory and transmitting them orally from generation to generation.
www.theravada.net/general/dhamma/tipitaka_overview.html
- History of Buddhism - Accounts of the spread of early Buddhism through India and neighbouring countries.
www.thanhsiang.org/education/dipindx.html
- History of Buddhism - Overview of the history of Buddhism and the formation of the principal schools of Buddhism.
www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhahist.html
- The Buddhist History of Muktinath /Chumig Gyatsa - The Buddhist History of Muktinath /Chumig Gyatsa on the Muktinath website with information about all aspects regarding the Hindu and Buddhist ancient pilgrimage place Muktinath at the Annapurna trekking route in Nepal, incl. pictures, up-to-date news and related links.
www.muktinath.org/muktinath/hist.htm
- The History and Development of Korean Buddhism - A brief overview by Charles Muller.
www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/%7Eacmuller/budkor/hisdev.htm
- The Questions of King Milinda - Story of the conversion to Buddhism of Milinda, king of Sagala, in the land of the Bactrian Greeks.
web.singnet.com.sg/%7Erjp31831/nagasena.htm
- The Rise of Buddhism - Information about how the Buddhist religion started.
www.indianvisit.com/ivnew/thecountry/history/riseofbuddhism.htm
- The Rise of Mahayana Buddhism - Essay on the origins and rise of Mahayana Buddhism.
www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/RiseMahyan.htm
- Thumbnails Of Threatened Afghan Greco-Buddhist Art - Thumbnails can be clicked on for enlarged views. This is on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) web site.
www.unesco.org/opi/eng/unescopress/2001/taliban-crisis.shtml
- Timeline of Buddhist History -
www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/timelines.htm
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