History of Chinese Buddhism
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History of Chinese Buddhism
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The history of Chinese Buddhism begins in the Han dynasty, when Buddhism first began to arrive via the Silk Road networks. The early period of Chinese Buddhist history saw efforts to propagate Buddhism, establish institutions and translate Buddhist texts into Chinese. The effort was led by non-Chinese missionaries from India and Central Asia like Kumarajiva and Paramartha well as by great Chinese pilgrims and translators like Xuanzang. After the Han era, there was a period in which Buddhism beca
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Buddhism
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2022-11-29T14:30:17Z
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2024-09-06T00:36:58Z
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