buddhism in china today

Local interpretation of Indian texts To thrive in China Buddhism had to transform itself into a system that could exist within the Chinese way of life.

Even in mainland China, where religion is often suppressed by the government, there are practitioners of these two schools of Chinese Buddhism. China - China - Buddhism: The spokesmen of Chinese Buddhism under the early Mongol rulers came from the Chan (Zen) sect (a discipline focused on meditation). Beijing abbot Shi Xuecheng is a well-known religious leader in China. Today this foreign-born religion is a constituent of traditional Chinese culture as well as a lifestyle. CHINESE BUDDHISM TODAY. Buddhism in China : Buddhism in China China has 56 ethnic groups, each with its own culture and religion, but among all the religions in China, the largest is Buddhism.Over centuries, Buddhism in China has developed into three linguistic forms: Chinese-language Buddhism, Pali-language Buddhism, and Tibetan-language Buddhism, also called Lamaism. Buddhism was less antithetical to Daoism, the other major religion of China, but at its core Daoism sought harmony with the natural world while Buddhism sought to master the inner world. The dual attitudes experienced when there was first massive introduction of external culture into China and the successful infusion that followed have continued to ensure Chinese cultural advancement today. Today, a large number of Chinese people are interested in Buddhism, with devotion to Tibetan Buddhism increasing noticeably. Today Tibetan Buddhism is no longer confined to Chinese regions inhabited by Tibetan people. Despite China's shift to atheism after the Communists took control of China in 1949, Buddhism continued to grow in China, especially after the economic reforms in the 1980s.

Buddhist Statues Continue to Disappear Across China. So Buddhism's still a very large and very official tradition in present-day China. The rules of mercy, of contemplation, of helping other people.

Factional strife came to a head in 845, however, when the emperor began a suppression of Buddhism that destroyed more than 4,000 monasteries and 40,000 temples and shrines. Current estimates put the Buddhist population at 20%, and temples throughout China are busy throughout their opening times. Even the ones approved by the government are not spared.

Beijing generally feels less threatened by Buddhism than it does by Christianity because of its homegrown roots, but it does maintain control over monasteries, especially in Tibet. Drukhang Tubdain Kaizhub commutes between China’s inland and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and travels extensively abroad. By staff reporter ZHANG XUEYING ON the morning of March 11, 2009, numerous pilgrims swarmed into a silent hutong near the famous Houhai scenic spot in Beijing. Buddhist arts flourished and monasteries grew rich and powerful. By then, Indian Buddhism was already over 500 years old, but the faith didn't begin to flourish in China until the decline of the Han Dynasty and an end to its strict Confucian beliefs .