The Spread of Buddhism to China

Recent studies have significantly altered the ways in which the early history of Buddhism in China and the Buddhist interactions between ancient India and China were perceived. The accepted views about the route of the initial transmission of Buddhist doctrines, the early method of rendering Buddhist ideas into Chinese and the notion of a decline of Buddhism in China after the eighth century have all come under scrutiny. Using these analyses and arguments, this essay attempts to reassess some of the key issues concerning the spread and successful establishment of Buddhism in China. In particular, it re-examines the contribution of India–China interactions to these processes and argues that the diffusion of Buddhism in China was an outcome of multi-ethnic collaborations and the ingenuity of Chinese and foreign monks in making the doctrine adaptable to Chinese society

Ancient history · Archaeology · Buddhism · China · Chinese buddhism · Doctrine · Epistemology · Ethnic group · History of China · Ingenuity · Political science · Scrutiny · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy

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