Before Common Era (BCE)	Common Era (CE)
2000-750BCE Hinduism	0-250CE Buddhism in China
750-500BCE Confucianism and Confucius Jainism Mahavira the 24th Tirthankara	250-500CE Shinto in Japan
	0-250CE Christianity
500-250BCE Lao Tzu	250-500CE Buddhism in Korea
250-500BCE The Buddha	500-750CE Buddhism in Japan 622
	622CE Islam the Hijira
	1000-1250CE Eisai and Zen Buddhism in Japan
	1500-1750CE Sikhism Guru Nanak