The modest attempt of this article is to understand the historicity and development of Buddhism in Gujarat. Buddhism is recognized as both a religion and a philosophy. Philosophy is a field of study that involves the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas. It deals with a fundamental comprehension of morals and reality. The discipline is used to explain key ideas and concepts such as those related to God, moral responsibility, knowledge, causality, etc., to solve issues and problems, to provide logic and ethics, to provide conceptual analysis and a theoretical aspect, to proceed by reasoning and argument, to pose pivotal questions, and to deal with interdisciplinary knowledge. Historically, In 640 AD, the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang discovered the earliest archaeological evidence of Buddhism's existence in Gujarat. In Bharuch, Atali, Kheta, Valabhi, Anandapura, and Saurashtra, Chinese traveller Huen Tsang recorded the existence of 200 monasteries housing 10,000 monks. Therefore, Buddhism thus encompasses all branches of knowledge or science about human existence, including peace. Thus, the present research paper explores the history of Buddhism in Gujarat. The article also deals with the growth and development of Buddhism in Gujarat. And also, Buddhist philosophy deals with the context of social issues in Gujarat.

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Keywords: Buddhism, Gujarat, Philosophy, Knowledge, Hiuen Tsang.