Buddhism in China, the First Thousand Years

By shadowgrl99
  • 220

    China 1

    The Han dynasty fell, and social and poltical chaos begins.
  • 402

    Buddhist 4

    Hui-yan established the White Lotus society
  • 440

    China 3

    Emperor Taiwu began a brutal suppresion of Buddhism.
  • 440

    Buddhist 2

    Temples, texts and Buddhist art was all destroyed and monks were to be executed because of the suppresion.
  • 452

    China 4

    The cruel Emperor Taiwu died.
  • 452

    Buddhist 3

    Taiwu's successer ended the suppresion of Buddhism, and restored Buddhism.
  • 500

    China 2

    Wei dynasty absorbs other tribes
  • 500

    Buddhist 1

    Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk, formed the Ch'an School, known in China as the Zen school.

  • China 5

    North and South China reunited under Emperor Sui's rule.

  • Buddhist 5

    North and South China had only Buddhism in common when reuniting

  • China 7

    An emperor began another suppresion of Buddhism, and destroyed more than 40,000 temples and shrines and more than 4,000 monasteries. Because of this, Buddhism would begin a long decline, and never be as prominent as it had been in China before.
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    China and Buddhst 6

    Chinese thought Buddhism bacame to powerful, as it reached its peak in these years.