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    Buddhism entered Han China via the Silk Road, beginning in the 1st or 2nd century CE. The first documented translation efforts by Buddhist monks in China...
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    Asia is closely related to the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism during the first millennium of the common era. A number of Early Buddhist schools were...
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    Buddhism includes a wide array of divine beings that are venerated in various ritual and popular contexts. Initially they included mainly Indian figures...
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    The Silk Road (Chinese: 丝绸之路) was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400...
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    by country Buddhism and Eastern religions Filial piety in Buddhism Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Southern, Eastern and Northern Buddhism Charles Orzech...
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    roof tile decorations of many Japanese traditional-style buildings. Scythian art Greco-Buddhist art Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Mogao Caves Longmen...
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    Milinda Pañha Nāgasena Religions of the Indo-Greeks Silk road transmission of Buddhism Buddhism in Central Asia Buddhas of Bamyan Kushan Empire Ancient Greece–Ancient...
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  • Mahoraga (section Buddhism)
    The Mahoraga (Sanskrit: महोरग) are a race of deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Like the nāga, they are often depicted as anthropomorphic beings...
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  • Satori (category Buddhist stages of enlightenment)
    books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were influential in the West, described "... looking into one's nature or the opening of satori"; and said...
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  • in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Its meaning depends on the context, and may refer more specifically to the "unsatisfactoriness" or "unease" of mundane...
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