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After a bloody conquest in the 200s B.C., Indian ruler Ashoka embraced peace & this religion, leading a "conquest by dharma" |
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$400 |
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HISTORY |
2026-03-02 |
#9511 |
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During the rule of Empress Wu over China, this imported religion became the official faith |
Buddhism
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$800 |
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THE 7th CENTURY |
2022-10-14 |
#8720 |
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According to tradition, this religion was introduced to Japan in 552 A.D. |
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$400 |
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JAPANESE HISTORY |
2022-05-10 |
#8637 |
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Dating to 771 A.D. Korea's Divine Bell of King Seongdeok served as a model for other bells used in this same religion |
Buddhism
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$800 |
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HISTORIC BELLS |
2020-10-30 |
#8270 |
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The Zen branch of this religion was introduced into Japan from China in 1191 |
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$400 |
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THIS CATEGORY GOES TO THE 1100s |
2017-03-06 |
#7481 |
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In the 200s B.C., after the bloody Kalinga campaign, King Ashoka embraced this religion & nonviolence |
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THE HISTORY OF INDIA |
2001-10-08 |
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This religion that arose in India in the 500s B.C. reached China in the Han Dynasty |
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CHINESE HISTORY |
1993-10-11 |
#2091 |
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When Mao Tse-tung came to power in 1949 he promised to respect this Tibetan religion: didn't work |
Buddhism
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$200 |
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HISTORY |
1991-10-14 |
#1636 |
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In the 7th century a Chinese princess married to the king of Tibet helped convert Tibet to this religion |
Buddhism
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$600 |
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HISTORY |
1990-01-05 |
#1235 |
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King Mongkut of Siam, whose life inspired "The King & I", was a monk of this religion for over 25 years |
Buddhism
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$100 |
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RELIGIOUS HISTORY |
1988-07-08 |
#905 |