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Which country is the birthplace of Buddhism?

Buddhism originated in the ancient Indian state of Kapilavastu (now in Nepal).

Extended information:

Buddhism dates back more than 2,500 years and was founded by Gautama Siddhartha, a prince of Kapilavastu (now Nepal) in ancient India. Creation (refer to Buddha's Birthday).

Western countries generally believe that Buddhism originated in India, and India is actually working hard to create an image of a "Buddhist holy land".

This has caused many people to have the illusion that Buddha was born in India, which has always made the Nepalese people dissatisfied.

Buddhism is also one of the three major religions in the world.

Northern Buddhism was carried out in two ways: land route and sea route.

The land route was introduced to China via northwest India and the ancient Silk Road of the countries in the Western Regions (in the era of the Great Yuezhi Kushan Dynasty of India, its sphere of influence once directly covered the lands in the Western Regions and bordered China's western border) , and the other was directly introduced to southern China by sea. Great patriarchs such as Bodhidharma and Zhenshi all came directly to China by sea and landed in Guangzhou before heading north.