As Buddhism gradually compromised to adapt to local conditions — advocating the fulfillment of duty to one’s parents and respect for the monarch, even helping some dynasties establish legal systems or actively serving imperial politics — resistance to its spread weakened significantly.

Read the article by Luo Xin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-03/how-buddhism-came-to-ancient-china-despite-dynastic-misgivings-101735329.html

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

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[Caixin Global] How Buddhism came to ancient China despite dynastic misgivings