How could I form an outline and good thesis statement for the history of buddhism?

Bradley: How could I form an outline and good thesis statement for the history of buddhism?
What could be a good example of a thesis statement for a paper on Buddhism? Also, what is the general outline for a term paper? every english teacher seems to give a different way of it?

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outline:

I.genesis of buddhism (life of siddhartha, etc.)

II.teachings of buddhism (four noble truths, eight fold path, etc.)

III.buddhist development and influence in the world from india through china and all the way to the west.

IV.different buddhist schools like the vast difference from the original buddhism and what the buddha taught.

V.buddhism in the world today.

thesis: the life of a system of beliefs that influences the entire world that is based on the mind as opposed to the soul.