• Siddhartha Gotama started his ministry.  Travelling around India and teaching the Eight Fold Path.
• Gupta Dynasty ruled Northern India.
• Northern India experienced the "Golden Age" because of the peace, order, and cultural achievements the Gupta created.
• Gupta contributed the decimal system, famous Sanskrit epics, and beautiful Hindu art.
• Indian physicians advanced in the medical areas of pharmacopoeia, caesarean section, bone setting, and skin grafting.
• The Golden Age spread to southern India after the Gupta Dynasty ended at the end of the 6th century.

The Rest of the World..

• Buddhism was spread to Japan in the mid-6th century.
• Sumatra, Java, and the islands surrounding them were converted to Buddhism in 600 AD.