The Lankavatara Sutra, one of the key…

436 CE to 447 CE

The Lankavatara Sutra, one of the key texts of Mahayana Buddhism, is translated from Sanskrit to Chinese; it figures prominently in the development of Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese Buddhism.

China’s Southern Dynasty supports Buddhism; China’s Northern Wei Dynasty, which had previously encouraged Buddhism, begins persecuting Buddhists and promoting Confucianism.

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Buddhism View → Confucianists View → Buddhism, Mahayana View → Northern Wei, Xianbei, or Tuoba Empire View → Liu Song Dynasty View →

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Silk Road transmission of Buddhism View → Migration Period View → Sixteen Kingdoms Period in China View → Southern and Northern Dynasties Period in China View → Reign of Yuanjia View →

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Weapons View → Grains and produce View → Slaves View → Money View →

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Language View → Writing View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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