The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, Buddhism:
Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".
Timeline: Development and propagation of Buddhist traditions (ca. 450 BCE – ca. 1300 CE)
Early Buddhist schools
and Mahāyāna
(via the silk road
to China, and ocean
contact from India to Vietnam)