HIST 106g Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sui Dynasty, Northern Wei, Taoism
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Intro: body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2 a, buddhism is a remarkable form of religion in china because while it was not cultivated in china, it was a foreign religion that became an integral part of chinese culture. Chinese culture after the fall of the han dynasty and during the period of division in which confucianism and daoism were the main philosophical religions. In the late han dynasty, buddhism was the focal religion of non- It wasn"t until the period of division when. Buddhism started to take root in china and finally became firmly established during the northern wei dynasty. Lavish buddhist temples and statues were built during this period which declared the emperors as the representatives of buddha and the legitimate rulers of china. In the sui dynasty, emperor sui wendi was a buddhist who encouraged the spread of buddhism through the state.
