THE ROADS OF CENTRAL ASIA - TO THE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM
Keywords:
Buddhism, Central Asia, the Great Silk road, routes, civilizations, dialogue of cultures, Chinese monks, doctrineAbstract
The article shows the role of Central Asia, one of the regions of centuries-old interaction and mutual influence of Iranian and Turkic ethnic groups and cultural traditions. Having originated on the territory of India as a religion and philosophical doctrine, Buddhism subsequently spread far beyond the borders of its homeland, while acquiring the specific features of those countries where it found its followers. Starting around the first century ad, Buddhism began to penetrate into Han’s China. Chinese monks played a key role in exchanges between ancient India and China.
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