Excuse me, the specific process of the spread of Buddhism in China and what are the sects?

Chinese Buddhism, also known as Han Buddhism, has eight main sects, namely the Enlightenment Sect, the Three Treatise Sect, the Tiantai Sect, the Huayan Sect, the Zen Buddhism, the Pure Land Sect, the Vinaya Sect and the Tantric Buddhism, referred to as the eight major sects of Han Buddhism.

Buddhism was introduced to Chinese mainland around the time of the Han Dynasty. Subsequently, with the development of Buddhist scripture translation, Buddhism was understood and accepted by more Chinese. When the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties saw a great development of Buddhism, at this time, some Chinese monks felt that the Buddhist scriptures were limited and could not be read exhaustively, so they had the move of traveling west to seek the Dharma.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the support of the emperors and the long-term efforts of the vast number of monks, Buddhism also entered the stage of prosperity and maturity with China's feudal culture, and its outstanding manifestation was the formation of Buddhist sects. In the process of the development of Buddhism in China, it has been revered and supported by emperors in various dynasties and generations, and has used Buddhism to serve its own rule, and has also fought with Taoism in the development of Buddhism and has carried out a ruthless blow to Buddhism because of the rule and support of Taoism, "three martial arts and one sect" is a typical example. After the Song Dynasty, the Chinese characteristics of Buddhism became more and more obvious, and after a long struggle and reconciliation with Confucianism and Taoism.

The question is too big, there are several stages in the spread of Buddhism in China1Buddhism began to spread in the Later Jin Dynasty, but mainly Theravada Buddhism2Mahayana Buddhism began to flourish in the Tang Dynasty and was associated with the Three Tibetan Masters3

Tantra began after the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Mahayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, and Tantra also have many branches.

This dates back 2,000 years, so if you're interested, you can check out the historical documents!

The main characteristics of the spread of Buddhism in China are as follows:

1.Continuous integration: In the process of dissemination, Buddhism was continuously combined with Chinese culture, and finally integrated into the traditional culture of the Qing Dynasty, forming a unique Chinese Buddhist culture.

2.Simplifying the idea: In order to spread more widely, Buddhism has been simplifying its ideas and teachings in the process of spreading in China to make it more in line with the Chinese way of thinking.

3.Localization: In the process of spreading Buddhism in China, it gradually integrated with Chinese society, culture and thought, forming a unique Chinese Buddhist culture.

4.Imperceptible: Buddhism spread in a relatively hidden way, and through various forms of art, culture, philosophy, etc., it has had a subtle impact on Chinese society and culture.

5.Sustainable development: Buddhism has a long history of spreading in China, and it still maintains a trend of continuous development, becoming an important part of the traditional culture of the model country.

In short, the spread of Buddhism in China is mainly characterized by continuous integration, simplification of ideas, localization, subtlety and continuous development.

Buddhism was introduced to China in the Eastern Han Dynasty, in 67 AD. After Buddhism was introduced to China, it was integrated with traditional Chinese culture, and during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, some schools of Buddhism were produced, so that Buddhism got rid of its dependence on Confucianism and Taoism. In the Tang Dynasty, it was the formation of the eight major sects of Chinese Buddhism, which is the manifestation of the integration of Buddhism and traditional Chinese culture.

In ancient times, kings believed in supernatural powers, Buddha and Taoism had reached their peak, but after the founding of the country, some monasteries and dojos were destroyed.

At present, in addition to some fixed monasteries and dojos in China, there are more and more phenomena of monks printing books and engraved plates to circulate Dharma weapons.

From China, there are [I know] Japan, Thailand, Laos.

Why is Buddhism widely spreading in our country?

The reasons for this are: social unrest, long-term wars and untold disasters to the people, providing soil for the popularity of Buddhism, and the people are easy to accept religion

Buddhism itself is very deceptive, and the ideas of "reincarnation of life and death" and "karma" that Buddhism should transmit shift people's eyes from the reality of suffering to the unverifiable happiness of the afterlife; It is very easy to deceive and paralyze the broad masses of working people.

Advocacy and support from the ruling class.

What ideas are related to Buddhist propaganda?

First, a Buddha is a human being, not a god.

Second, the Buddha is a true equal.

Third, a Buddha is not born to know.

Fourth, Buddhism does not recognize the existence of stubborn and unteachable people.

Fifth, a Buddha is not unique, everyone can become a Buddha.

Sixth, Buddhism does not recognize the existence of a God who created all things.

Seventh, Buddhism is taught according to one's aptitude and local conditions.

Eighth, the Dharma is in the WTO.

Ninth, there is no exclusivity in Buddhism.

10. Buddhism is democratic and free.

Because food and clothing are not guaranteed during the war, it is necessary to find a kind of sustenance spiritually! So it's developing very quickly.

The reason for the introduction of Buddhism is the call of wisdom, as well as the tendency of the interests of the toiling masses, influenced by China's native religion Taoism, Taoism and Buddhism are different beliefs, but their principles are the same, there are similarities, which is an important reason why Buddhism is widely spread in China.

Because of the development of foreign countries, such as the Silk Road, the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and cultural and religious exchanges.

The deep-seated reason is karma.

Where did Buddhism come from and how did it come to China!

To put it simply: the reason why Buddhism was introduced to China was that the Yellow Emperor of the Han Dynasty had a dream, which was said to be the process of two speculative monks and envoys who could not find immortals and could not communicate with each other.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty had a dream that there were Jinjia gods in the west, thinking that there were real gods in the west, so he sent people to the Western Regions to usher in the two high monks of Jiaye Morteng and Zhu Falan.

Jiaye Moteng and Zhu Flange brought many Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures, and returned to the capital Luoyang with a white horse camel, and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty built the White Horse Temple. So Buddhism began to ship in China.

If there's anything else you don't understand, please keep asking.

All for you, if you don't believe in Buddhism, it would be a pity!