Sejarah Perkembangan Agama Buddha di Indonesia

Fa Shien, traveler China in the 5th century, Srivijaya had visited on his way to Southeast Asia. Of note is known that the Srivijaya was there that teaches people Brahmawan Buddhism. Next from Sriwijaya, Buddhism evolved into other areas, including Java and the surrounding islands. Entering the period of colonization for 350 years as Buddhism disappear from the earth archipelago. The remnants of the population is Buddhist Majapahit many who live in Bali and East Java area and run the Buddhist tradition that still survive until today. The development of Buddhism in the colonial period was characterized by patterns Buddhism from China. Tridharma: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Resurrection of the new Buddhism was evident since the establishment of 'Java Buddhist Association' by the Dutch Pandita Josiast V. Dients in 1932, and the arrival of Bhikkhu Narada in 1934.