History of Buddhism - Soothing Story for Sleep

In this bedtime story, I tell you all about Buddhism: the beliefs and culture of Ancient India; the life of Siddartha Gautama, the historical Buddha; how Buddhism spread in Asia; the differences between various Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Zen, Tibetan or Tantric Buddhism...); and I explain a lot of terms that you might have encountered without knowing their full meanings, like Vedas, Karma, Middle Way, Samsara, Tantra and Mantra.

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Credits: Narration by Olimpia, script by The French Whisperer and Olimpia, editing by Sarah, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Freepik, Canstock and Shutterstock.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:20 Migrations, Societies and Faiths in Ancient India
22:33 Siddhartha Gautama
43:33 Buddhism out of India
49:33 Theravada, Mahayana, Tantric Buddhism, Zen...
1:05:29 Is Buddhism a Religion?