HIST 2A Lecture 15: Lecture 15-Buddhism in China and Japan
Document Summary
What are the (cid:373)ajor theories regardi(cid:374)g buddhis(cid:373)"s i(cid:374)itial spread out of. India and into china: main obstacle geographically was the taklamakan desert, mauryan empire-ashoka; spread a lot of buddhism around (cid:271)e(cid:455)o(cid:374)d i(cid:374)dia(cid:859)s (cid:271)orders, kushan empire-semi-nomadic tribe; mid first century to 375 ce. Single political unit, proceed to conquer territories. Kanishka the great: was a big buddhist patron; sponsored. Buddhist temples and participated in construction projects for the spread of buddhism. Showed the evolution of the depiction of buddhism. Buddhism arrives into china during the han dynasty. Inherited a bureaucratic imperial political standing present: two major theories: Came into the maritime routes of the silk road. Went into the overland routes of the silk road-through the oasis and desert. Came through sea travels: buddhism arrived in the chinese capital at the time, luoyang by the mid first century, first chinese emperor that was big fan of buddhism-emperor.
