Buddhism

Buddhism took different paths across Asia after 1337. In Burma, King Dhammazedi reformed the monastic community between 1476 and 1479 using the Sri Lankan Mahavihara tradition; Theravada also became firmly established in Ayutthaya.

In 1578 the Mongol leader Altan Khan met Sonam Gyatso and gave him the title Dalai Lama. Their alliance brought patronage to the Gelug school, which spread throughout Mongolia in the following century. In Japan, Zen remained influential under the Ashikaga and Tokugawa rulers.