What are the types of Buddhism in China?

1. Theravada Buddhism. Mainly spread in Thailand. Myanmar. Sri Lanka etc. Yun Nan China. In modern China, Theravada Buddhism is mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Simao, Lincang, and Baoshan regions in Yunnan Province. Most people of the Dai, Bulang, Achang, and Wa ethnic groups believe in Theravada Buddhism. See Dai Buddhism.

2. Chinese Buddhism. Mainly spread in China. Japan. North Korea. South Korea. Vietnam etc. Buddhism spread from the north to China in two ways: the land route and the sea route.

3. Tibetan Buddhism is mainly popular in Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other provinces and autonomous regions, and is widely practiced by Tibetan, Mongolian, Yugur, Monba, Lhoba and Tu ethnic groups. Belief.

After Buddhism was introduced to China, there was no distinction between Mahayana and Mahayana classics at first, and there was no distinction between sects and sects. The following were formed: Vinaya sect, Chengshi sect, Kushe sect, Sanlun sect, Nirvana sect, Di sect. There are thirteen sects: Lun Sect, Zen Sect, She Lun Sect, Tiantai Sect, Jing Sect, Consciousness Only Sect, Huayan Sect, and Tantric Sect. Extended information

Literature

Buddhism has also brought new artistic conceptions, new styles, and new methods of wording to Chinese culture. Thousands of volumes of scriptures translated from Sanskrit are great and magnificent works of literature in themselves.

Ma Ming's "Praise to the Buddha's Deeds" brought a model of long narrative poetry; the "Lotus", "Vimalakirti" and "Hundred Yus" inspired the creation of novels in the Jin and Tang Dynasties; Prajna and Zen thought influenced the poetry of Wang Wei, Bai Juyi, and Su Shi. Bianwen, popular lectures and Zen masters' quotations all have a deep relationship with Chinese popular literature.

Painting and Music

The touching stories in Buddhist scriptures often become the subject of paintings by artists. Cao Buxing, Gu Kaizhi, Zhang Sengji, Zhan Ziqian, Yan Liben, Wu Daozi and other dynasties Famous painters are all known for their expertise in Buddhist paintings. In Chinese painting, it developed from the literati paintings of Wang Wei's school to the freehand paintings that became popular after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, which are related to Zen thought.

This shows the role that Buddhism plays in the art of painting. As for music, in the 3rd century AD, Fanbai became popular in China. The music of the Tang Dynasty also absorbed music from Buddhist countries such as Tianzhu music, Qiuci music, and Anguo music. A small part of the music of the Tang Dynasty is still preserved in some Buddhist temples.

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