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dogcrazy
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High School - 10th Grade
What are two important events that took place in the Buddhist religion?
Please try to provide a specific date in your answer.
For example: For one of your dates, don't just put 3rd century B.C. Instead, put a specific date like 567 B.C.
The events should include things that took place just after Buddhism began (back in B.C.).
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pohnpei397 Teacher
Community / Jr. CollegeeNotes Editor
Posted by pohnpei397 on Monday November 9, 2009 at 9:40 PMBest answer as selected by question asker.
One major event for the Buddhist religion is the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha has come to be known as the Buddha after he achieved enlightenment. His birth year used to be given as 566 BCE but recent research has suggested that it was really in 490 BCE.
A second major event is when Asoka, a famous Indian emperor, converted to Buddhism. When he converted to Buddhism the religion became the state religion of Asoka's empire. That was the first time that ever happened and it gave Buddhism a big boost in terms of membership and power. This was in 297 BCE.
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