When was Buddhism introduced to the Western Regions, and is there any historical evidence? Thanks a

The Western Regions is the general name of the countries west of Yumen and Yangguan in Gansu Province. When Buddhism was introduced to this area around 260 B.C., it was not only widely believed, but also spread to Japan and Japan. Therefore, in ancient times, this place was the main road for preaching between China and India, and for monks seeking the Dharma.

However, after the end of the 10th century, due to the influence of Islam, the Buddhist faith and culture were gradually destroyed, and only the remains of Buddhism remain today.

In the time of Emperor Ashoka, he had already ordered the Quartet to preach the Dharma, and at that time he had already reached the Western Regions.

According to Buddhist scriptures, Buddhism was introduced to Khotan (present-day Khotan) and Qiuci (present-day Kucha) in India in the 3rd century BC during the reign of Emperor Ashoka in India. According to historical records such as "History of Khotan's Teachings" and "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", the time when Buddhism was introduced to the Western Regions was about the second half of the first century BC, marked by the establishment of the first Buddhist temple in the Western Regions (also in China) by the Arhat of Virujana. At that time, the main spread in the Western Regions was the Theravada Buddhism of "Saying Everything", which first crossed the Green Mountains from North India (now Kashmir) and entered the Khotan region, and then along the ancient road "Silk Road" in the Western Regions, it was divided into two routes, north and south, and successively introduced to Qiuci (now Kucha), Shule (now Kashgar), Ruoqiang, Gaochang (now Turpan) and other places.

When exactly did Buddhism come to China?

The official record of the mission was during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, and the actual time of introduction was much earlier.

The end of the Western Han Dynasty.

Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty sent people to the Western Regions to seek Buddhism, and brought back the scriptures and placed them in the White Horse Temple. After that, Buddhism began to spread among the people.

It began to be introduced at the end of the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The Qin Dynasty did not.

The Qin Dynasty did not, and it was introduced to China in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

1. The exact age of Buddhism introduced into China is still inconclusive, there are many different theories, the most widespread saying is that in the tenth year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (67), Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the Western Regions to seek Buddha statues and scriptures, and invited monks such as Jiaye Moteng and Zhu Falan to Luoyang, and established the first official temple in Luoyang - White Horse Temple, which is the birthplace of temples in China; And in this temple to complete the earliest translation of the Buddhist scriptures in our country "Forty-two Chapters Sutra".

2. Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Chinese Buddhism has entered a stage of flourishing development. Buddhism has spread all over the country during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the number of monks and lay Buddhists has increased rapidly, the Northern Wei Dynasty's "Luoyang Jialanji" records that the temples in Luoyang City reached 1,367 at its peak, and the Chang'an monks and nuns in the north exceeded 10,000, and there were hundreds of Buddhist temples in Jianye (now Nanjing) in the south.

3. The Sui and Tang dynasties were the heyday of Chinese Buddhism. The Sui imperial family believed in Buddhism, and the Tang emperors believed in Taoism, but adopted a policy of tolerance and protection towards Buddhism and many other religions. Chinese Buddhism has gradually matured.

Fourth, in the later period of feudal society, Han Buddhism declined, the precepts were abolished, the jungle was dilapidated, the monks were ignorant, and superstition was prevalent. In modern times, under the leadership of a group of people of insight in the Buddhist circles such as Yang Wenhui, Buddhism has developed to a certain extent in all aspects.

5. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a large number of patriotic monks, such as the famous Buddhist social activist Master Taixu, actively supported the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and widely publicized it throughout the world in order to win moral and material support.

6. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Han Buddhist circles first participated in the land reform movement together with the people of the whole country, abolished the feudal landlord ownership system and other various exploitation systems, and the cause of Buddhism developed day by day.

7. In November 1952, the Preparatory Office of the Buddhist Association of China was established, and in 1953, the Buddhist Association of China was established in Beijing, and Venerable Yuan Ying was elected president.

It is now controversial, but it is more formally determined that the period of introduction should be the Han Dynasty, but Buddhism did not stop spreading outward from its birth to becoming the state religion of India in the pre-Qin period, around the 3rd century BC.

The recorded historical data is the description of Wang Jia's "Collected Memories" of the Jin Dynasty: in the seventh year of King Yan Zhao (305 BC), there was a Taoist in India named Corpse Luo, who traveled thousands of miles to Yandu after five years.

Translation: In the seventh year of King Yan Zhao (305 BC), there was a Buddhist monk named Gui Luo in India, who traveled thousands of miles to Yandu after five years.

When exactly did Buddhism come to China?

When exactly did Buddhism come to China?

When exactly did Buddhism come to China?

Buddhism is a religion that has had a profound impact on Chinese history, but it was not born and raised in China, but was introduced from India.

One view is that Buddhism was introduced to China as early as the pre-Qin period, and Confucius already knew that there were saints in the West when he was alive, and the so-called saints were Buddhas. As we all know, Buddhism was born in the B.C. century, and Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty in India made Buddhism the state religion in the B.C. century B.C. and began to spread to the outside world, while Confucius was alive in the B.C. century, so it is difficult to explain that Buddhism was introduced to China when Confucius was alive.

There is also a view that Buddhism was introduced to China during the Qin Dynasty, and there are scriptures in the Tang Dynasty that record that during the time of the First Emperor, there were foreign sages such as Shamen Shi Lifang who held Buddhist scriptures to transform the First Emperor. The reigns of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Ashoka are roughly the same, but from the perspective of Chinese and foreign transportation history, there is no evidence to prove that a certain thing is proved by facts, theories, and arguments.

India was already in contact with China at that time, so it is impossible to say that Buddhism was introduced to China during the Qin Dynasty.

There is also a view that in the late Western Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced to Qiuzi, Shule, Shache and Gaochang in Xinjiang in China, and the Jialan Buddhist Temple was built. After through the Western Regions in the way of oral Buddhist scriptures, Buddhism was introduced into the interior of our country, to the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only began to have formal religious activities, in the A.D. century, Emperor Liu Ying of the Han Ming Dynasty formally advocated Buddhism, which is the earliest conclusive record of the feudal ruling group to recognize the status of Buddhism.

There are also people who look at the time of the translation of Buddhist scriptures to explore the time when Buddhism was introduced to China. It is rumored that in the year of Emperor Yongping of the Ming Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in the year of A.D., Emperor Xiaoping dreamed of a god and a man named Buddha. After Emperor Ming came, he sent a person to the Western Regions to visit the Buddha, get the Buddha statue scriptures, use the white horse to carry back to Luoyang, establish the White Horse Temple, and translate the Buddhist scriptures in it by a special person, translated into the "Forty-two Chapters of the Sutra".

But legend legend: a narrative or some kind of statement about someone or something that is passed down orally by the masses. After all, it is a legend, and it is inconclusive whether the "Forty-two Chapters Sutra" was translated by the Han Dynasty.

It seems that the time when Buddhism was introduced to China still needs further academic research.

When exactly did Buddhism come to China?

In the tenth year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty in 67 AD, Buddhism was officially introduced to China by the official, and the official statement is also the statement in the history textbook, d

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius had an evaluation of the Buddha. The date of the world's belief does not correspond to the date of the actual arrival. It is advisable to look at introducing Buddhism to intellectuals.

The earliest was the Warring States Period, which was spread in the Han Dynasty.