In the 6th century, some of the stories were translated to Persian at the command of the Zoroastrian king Khusru[?]. This translation was later retranslated to Greek, Latin and Hebrew. Some people believe that they formed the basis for Aesop's Fables, Sinbad and The Arabian Nights.
See also: Buddhism, Timeline of Buddhism.
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