Buddhism Conquers China

Author: Xu Lihe
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The author uses rich historical materials and a unique perspective to recreate this exciting historical panorama, narrating the characteristics of Buddhism in southern and central China during the 4th and early 5th centuries. It analyzes the social background of Buddhism's spread in China at the time, particularly the relationships between the Yi and Xia, the political-religious relationship, and the Buddhist-Taoist relationship. With abundant materials, it reflects the lives of Chinese and foreign monks in their propagation of the Dharma. Readers can thus gain a relatively comprehensive understanding of the grand journey of Buddhism's continuous localization.