ABSTRACT

Since Buddhism was introduced from India, after gradually adapting, it was slowly spread, and tended to flourish in the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Indian Buddhism was introduced into China when India’s Mahayana Buddhism flourished, so the introduction of Indian Buddhism into China was not synchronized with the development of Indian Buddhism. Most of the emperors of the Southern Dynasties attached importance to the promotion of Buddhism, among whom the most prominent was Emperor Wu of Liang. The translation of Buddhist scriptures had never been interrupted in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The translation of Buddhist scriptures in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was basically dominated by the country, which set up translation pavilions or designated temples, or organized translation sites, and invited translators to translate. Esoteric Buddhism was also known as “Mi Jiao”, “Mi Mi Jiao”, “Mantrayana”, “Vajrayana”, and so on. Tibetan Buddhism is an important branch of Chinese Buddhism.