Spread Of Buddhism

What was the greatest factor contributing to the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Maritime system in the late first millennium BCE? The long-distance trade routes known as the Silk Roads brought intensified connections among societies across Afro-Eurasia in the last centuries BCE that ranged from trade to technology to culture and even religion. Monks, pilgrims, and traders spread the religion of Buddhism but what was the greatest driving force behind their mission? Was it more religious or political or economic factors that contributed to the spread? It is your main purpose to examine sources to determine to the greatest factor that contributed to the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Maritime system in the last first millennium BCE. you must conduct research and use at least one – two additional secondary scholarly resources and/or primary sources 1. “Hook”: The first sentence or quote of the introduction is meant to capture the reader’s attention to the topic. It must be focused. A very good way to begin is with a quote from the primary source or secondary sources (a scholarly quote). 2. Thesis: must state your opinion: The driving force that led to the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads and Indian Ocean Maritime system was religious OR political OR economic (or, as an alternative, develop a different argument based around your sources)………. Explain why. And give an overview of what is to be analyzed in the paper. 3. Body Paragraphs: Will incorporate evidence and quotes from primary sources and secondary sources to incorporate the following: A. Religious Reasons: Was the driving force the need to convert non-believers and teach dharma? Secondary source: Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks: Mobility and Exchange within and beyond the Northwestern Borderlands of South Asia, by Jason Neelis, Brill. Pages 8-9 in Chapter 1 and Go to Page 315 in the Conclusion. Click here: https://lmac.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcc/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2081498/one B. Political Reasons: What evidence do we gather from Asoka’s inscriptions as for the potential spread of Buddhism along the silk roads? Explain why he promoted Buddhism. Make sure you explain who Asoka was and what he was known for with his edicts and pillars – refer to your textbook and lecture. Secondary source: Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks: Mobility and Exchange within and beyond the Northwestern Borderlands of South Asia, by Jason Neelis, Brill. Read pages 314-315 in conclusion. Click here: https://lmac.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcc/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2081498/one Primary source: “The Kalinga Edict” Asoka: C. Economic Reasons: What is the connections between monasteries in need of financial support and their contact with silk road merchants? Turn to page 1 Chapter 1 And Read Conclusion.: https://lmac.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcc/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2081498/one The idea is the financial support from silk road merchants to monasteries is evident (use this as a primary source) in artifacts. You can examine artifacts and write about their grandeur as evidence: Primary Sources with artifacts: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/buddhism/buddhism.html and here’s another source: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/buddhism Primary source: utilize primary source on page 25, merchant inscription: “The gift of Ayala…….” Click here: https://lmac.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/mcc/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2081498/one Conclusion: Summarize your findings and prove your thesis.