Chinese Buddhism: History and Beliefs

Harrypal23 Jul, 2024History

around what is now Nepal, Buddhism began as a cultural system of beliefs and practices centered on the ideas of compassion and non-attachment around the sixth century BCE. About 150 CE, as the Han empire was coming to an end, Buddhist monks from India brought it to China. It took more than a century for it to fully integrate into Chinese culture. Daoism was a major factor in Buddhism?s rise to prominence. Buddhists took notions from Daoism through the Chinese language in order to make Buddhist doctrines easier for the Chinese to understand. This interchange was beneficial to Buddhism as well as Daoism. Daoists developed their theories on the universe and the organization of their monastic orders. Buddhists acquired a vocabulary that facilitated the teaching of their tradition.