Xuanzong, in 714, forbids all commercial vendors…

714 CE

Xuanzong, in 714, forbids all commercial vendors and shops in the Chinese capital city of Chang'an to copy and sell Buddhist sutras, so that the emperor can give the clergy of the Buddhist monasteries the sole right to distribute written sutras to the laity.

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Chang'an > Xi'an Shaanxi (Shensi) China View →

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Emperor Ruizong of Tang View → Emperor Xuanzong of Tang View → Princess Taiping View →

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Buddhism View → Chinese Empire, Tang Dynasty View →

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Silk Road transmission of Buddhism View →

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