ReligionThe 6th century BCE

Religion in the 6th century BCE

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 6th 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
563 BCE
Latest
563 BCE

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

  1. 6th century BCEAsia

    Nepal

    Birth of the Buddha at Lumbini

    Siddhartha Gautama, of the Shakya clan, is born at Lumbini to Queen Mayadevi and King Suddhodana of Kapilavastu; he later founds Buddhism.

    Era: Lumbini and the Birth of the Buddha

    Sources: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha · UNESCO World Heritage Centre