The Eastern religions are the religions which originated in East, South and Southeast Asia and thus have dissimilarities with Western and African religions. Eastern religions include:
A Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.
A 13th-century Cambodian statue of Vishnu.
The Tian Tan Buddha statue of Buddha in Hong Kong.
A Shinto priest kneeling before a shrine.
Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies that originated in East and South Asia, including Chinese philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Korean philosophy, and Vietnamese philosophy, which are
Valluvar, the Tamil philosopher of the post-Sangam era
Adi Shankara (8th century CE) the main exponent of Advaita Vedānta
The Buddhist Nalanda university and monastery was a major center of learning in India from the 5th century CE to c. 1200.
Hu Shih and DT Suzuki during his visit to China in 1934