ReligionThe 5th century BCE

Religion in the 5th century BCE

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 5th century BCE, tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
1
Nations
1
Earliest
500 BCE
Latest
500 BCE

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. c. 500 BCEAsia

    India

    Rise of the Buddha and Mahavira

    Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) founds Buddhism and Mahavira reforms Jainism, launching two enduring religions amid a wider questioning of Vedic ritual.

    Era: The Vedic Age and the Great Religions

    Sources: Mahavira, Jaina teacher · Encyclopaedia Britannica