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Nikhil Bhola

THE PLACE OF BUDDHISM IN CHINESE SOCIETY

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Religious Philosophies and ConceptsIndian Traditional WisdomEastern Traditional Wisdom

Buddhism is an interesting form of Chinese religion for many reasons, not least because it was the first major religious tradition in China that was “imported” from abroad. (Other forms of Buddhism from Tibet and Mongolia, Christianity in different guises, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Islam would follow later.) Long after Buddhism had become a natural part of the Chinese religious landscape, many Chinese -- Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike -- still pondered the significance of the foreign origin of the religion...

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