East-West

Silk Road

The Silk Road journey is an old and long path to enlightenment. If you have any videos, articles or errata to suggest for this section please so using the contact form.

Buddhism and the Silk Road 

(this is an interesting article on Buddhism101, see link below)
A most significant development happened at the same time as the Buddhist movement began to spread and that was the opening of a new way through, from India to China.
Today, we call this way "the Silk Road", and we associate it with famous travellers like Marco Polo, whose journeys to China astounded the Europeans of his day.
The route was first established by the Chinese, venturing out in search of horses and trade, and it dates back to the second century BC. From that time, it became a regular journey for traders seeking to make a small fortune. In the following centuries, the route fell under control of different political groups, but was always well used until the 15th century AD when sea trade dominated. Read more here

Islam and Buddhism on the Silk Road

 The above title is an excellent book by Johann Everskog with the same title. It is published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Here are some reviews and comments.Read here for an interesting reviews and a summation.