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The Spread of Buddhism Along the Silk Roads
佛教沿丝绸之路的传播
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After Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment around 500 BCE, his teachings slowly moved beyond India.公元前500年左右，悉达多·乔达摩悟道后，其教义逐渐传入印度以外地区。
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Merchants, monks, and travelers carried Buddhist ideas eastward along trade routes connecting Asia.商人、僧侣和旅行者沿连接亚洲的贸易路线，将佛教思想向东传播。
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Monasteries sprang up near oases, offering shelter while becoming centers for learning and translation.寺院在绿洲附近兴起，既为旅人提供庇护，也发展为学习与翻译中心。
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Artists painted murals and carved statues showing Buddha’s life, helping illiterate people understand key ideas.艺术家绘制壁画、雕刻佛像，描绘佛陀生平，帮助不识字者理解核心教义。
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Local rulers often supported Buddhism because it promoted peace, ethics, and education.地方统治者常支持佛教，因其倡导和平、伦理与教育。
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By the 4th century CE, it had reached China, where translators adapted Sanskrit terms into Chinese characters.至公元4世纪，佛教已传入中国，译者将梵文术语转译为汉字。
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Buddhism changed as it moved—blending with Daoist and Confucian thought in East Asia.佛教在传播中不断演变，于东亚与道家、儒家思想相融合。
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This peaceful exchange shows how religion, trade, and culture shaped each other across continents.这场和平交流彰显了宗教、贸易与文化如何跨越大陆相互塑造。