: How did China view India at the time Buddhism entered through its borders? #IndiaNEWS These early intimations of a country to the west as a centre of high learning and spirituality were in sharp

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How did China view India at the time Buddhism entered through its borders? #IndiaNEWS
These early intimations of a country to the west as a centre of high learning and spirituality were in sharp contrast to the attribution of a “barbarian� character to the semi-nomadic tribes inhabiting the steppes along Chinese frontiers to the west and north. China’s exposure to Buddhism from India in the early centuries of the first millennium had a lot to do with how India was perceived in contrast to the nomadic tribes on its frontiers. But the Chinese traditional literati, including Confucian and Taoist scholars, were dismissive of Buddhism and the Buddhist monks who came from India.There were periods of persecution of Buddhists during the reign of several Chinese rulers. During these phases, Buddhism was rejected as a barbarian and alien influence, and India too was included in the category of barbarian nations. But this was the exception rather than the rule. Gradually, Buddhism took root among the ordinary people of China and, over the centuries, became Sinicised. China emerged as an alternative centre of the Buddhist faith, with its own doctrinal contributions, places of pilgrimage and spiritual masters. Despite the patronage of the Han emperor Mingdi, Buddhism did not really take root in China during the Han period. The royal court...Read more

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