Spread of Buddhism and Peace in Southeast Asia.

Buddhism developed from the teachings of the Buddha, whose origins are believed to be in North India between the 6th and 4th centuries. Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan, Buddhism has played a central role in the cultural and social life of Asia. Presently, Buddhism has reached every corner of the world through its teachings. The main reason for this is the message of world peace. Peace is the basic foundation of human civilization. Without the ideals of peace, human civilization cannot exist and human civilization will become meaningless without peace. However, peace has been troubled by various forms of war and violence at various stages of human history. Thus, alternatively, Buddhism teaches real feeling and peace as a feeling that must come from inside and not from outside sources. Buddhist precepts always inspire harmony between human beings, though dependent on inner companions. Buddhism believes in helping others as a good deal. Therefore, peace has a very important role in human life and civilization. For that reason, the main objective of this paper is to examine the spread of Buddhism and peace in Southeast Asian countries and its new dimensions in today's era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]