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Towards the end of the Han dynasty around the year 200 CE, traders travelling from India to China along the Silk Road brought Buddhism with them. At first Buddhism was practised only by foreigners. To many Chinese, Buddhism initially seemed to be a variant of Daoism. But Chinese people began to be attracted to Buddhism. A Central Asian monk Kumarajiva (350-413 CE) settled in China and translated texts into Chinese, and some Chinese monks travelled to India to discover the religion for themselves, such as Faxian (337- around 442 CE) who went overland via Xinjiang, and returned to sea. China was at this time divided and in disarray, after the collapse of the Han dynasty. In the chaos of the times, Chinese people were attracted to Buddhism partly because it addressed questions of suffering and death in a way that China's own traditions did not. By the mid 500s, Buddhism had become very popular in China. The Chinese landscape was transformed by the building of Buddhist temples and monasteries.

Influence of Buddhism (Cultural Diffusion) | Story of China - Discussion Questions

Written for Grades 4-6

1. Why do you think the Chinese were drawn to the Four Noble Truths?

2. Which of the Four Noble Truths strike you the most? Why?

 Written for Grades 7-12

1. How did Buddhism complement Confucianism and Chinese culture as a whole?

2. How does the spreading of Buddhism into China illustrate cultural diffusion?