History of Chinese Buddhism

Author: Liu Kesu
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: Buddhist culture originated in India and spread throughout the Central Plains during the Han and Wei dynasties of the Six Dynasties period. It reached its peak during the Sui and Tang dynasties. During this time, it clashed with and merged with Chinese Confucian and Taoist cultures, gradually becoming part of Chinese culture. The characteristic of Buddhist wisdom is to stand outside of life, with a superhuman perspective, recognizing the various illusions of the world and revealing the root of the tragedy of life, guiding people's minds to a pure and cool world, like a lotus—Nirvana. For thousands of years, Buddhism has been able to exert a powerful and moving force and fulfill the function of punishing evil and promoting good. The reason lies in its success in critiquing the real world while constructing a transcendent spiritual world, finding a homeland for the human soul.