This article is about Buddhist tradition of the Han Chinese.
Chinese Buddhism (simplified Chinese: 汉传佛教; traditional Chinese: 漢傳佛教; pinyin: Hànchuán Fójiào) refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China since ancient times.
Chinese Buddhism (simplified Chinese: 汉传佛教; traditional Chinese: 漢傳佛教; pinyin: Hànchuán Fójiào) refers collectively to the various schools of Buddhism that have flourished in China since ancient times.
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- Buddhism has played an enormous role in shaping the mindset of the Chinese people, affecting their aesthetics, politics, literature, philosophy and medicine.
- At the peak of the Tang Dynasty's vitality, Chinese Buddhism produced numerous spiritual masters.[1][2] Scholars classified Chinese buddhism into 7-15 schools, commonly into 10 schools, called the
- Ten Schools of the Han Transmission of Buddhism (汉传佛教十宗).
- After the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, Chinese Buddhism is growing again, with ancient monasteries being rebuilt, and more people choosing to take ordination as monks and nuns.
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