Question

How did Buddhism reach the western countries?
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Answer 1

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Buddhism first came to North America through Chinese immigrants who settled in the western parts of the United States beginning in the 1840s, as well as by North Americans and Europeans who visited Asia and brought back with them Buddhist texts.

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Answer 2

BUDDHISM FIRST CAME TO NORTH AMERICA THROUGH CHINESE IMMIGRANTS WHO SETTLED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES BEGINNING IN THE 1840s, AS WELL AS BY THE NORTH AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS WHO VISITED ASIA AND BROUGHT BACK WITH THEM BUDDHIST TEXTS