1, primitive Buddhism

Buddhism originated in ancient India in the 5th century BC. The founder was Siddhartha Gautama (565-486 BC). At the age of 20, he left home and became a monk. Since then, he has been honored as "Buddha", which means enlightened person, and the religion he preached is called "Buddhism". Hundreds of years after the Buddha showed nirvana, Buddhism spread all over the Indian subcontinent and was called primitive Buddhism. This period is called primitive Buddhism period.

2. Southern Buddhism

After the first division of Buddhism, primitive Buddhism was divided into the Ministry of Seating and the Ministry of Mass. The Atheistic Sect spread southward, prevailing in Sri Lanka, spread to Southeast Asia such as Myanmar and Thailand, and then spread to China, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places. Called Southern Buddhism.

3. The spread of Buddhism in Han Dynasty

Buddhism spread to the north by land and sea. Land was introduced into China via the ancient Silk Road in northwest India and western countries, while another route was directly introduced into southern China by sea. For example, Dharma, Zhen Zhen and other masters came to China directly from the sea, landed in Guangzhou, and then went north. India's mainland Buddhism and Bodhisattva's Buddhism were introduced to the East at the same time. Because the language used in Han Buddhism is mainly Chinese, it is also called "Han Buddhism".

4. Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism has two meanings: first, it refers to Buddhism formed in Tibetan areas and spread through Tibetan areas, affecting other areas (such as Mongolia, Sikkim and Bhutan); The second refers to Buddhism spread in Tibetan. For example, Mongolian, Naxi, Yugur, Tu and other ethnic groups teach, argue, recite and write in Tibetan even though they have their own languages or characters, so they are also called "Tibetan Buddhism".

5. Uygur Buddhism

According to the inscription and postscript of the Uighur text Meeting Maitreya found in Turpan and Hami, the document was translated from Tuholo. It is inferred from the documents unearthed in Turpan that before the Uighurs moved westward, Serbian and Sogdian played a vital role in the spread of Buddhism in the Tarim Basin, in addition to Hindi.

Like the Sogdians, the Tuholo monk took the baton from the Indian monks and further spread Buddhism to the Turks in the East. Promote Buddhism from Central Asia to East Asia. Their influence on ancient Turks and Uighurs was earlier than that of Han Buddhism.