The philosophy was brought to China by Indian missionaries. The Buddha preached about the endless succession of life and death; the importance of meditation, patience, kindness, and selflessness; and the need for every human being to conquer desire in order to achieve nirvana, the final state of eternal bliss.
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Asoka, the emperor of India, was the cause; because he was a faithful Buddhist, so he tried to spread the Buddhism to the world, and he did. By using his empire's influence, Buddhism was spread to Southern Asia and today's middle east; few hundred years after he died, Buddhism was introduced to China in Eastern Han dynasty
In the early centuries of the Common Era, the people in various parts of Southeast Asia came to know of Buddhism as a result of increased contact with the Indian merchants who had come to the region to trade. These merchants not only established trading stations in Southeast Asia, but also brought their religions and cultures with them.
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they brought Hinduism I think, Buddhism I know and daoiam I also know.
Indian merchants spread Hinduism to the Pacific and South East Asia in the first millennium. When the merchants settled in these regions, they brought priests who were instrumental in the spread of Hinduism.
Zen Buddhism started in China around the 6th century. It was supposedly brought over from India by a monk. Eventually, it was influenced by the Tao, which explains it's differences compared to the Indian schools of Buddhism.
Phanindra Nath Bose has written: 'The Indian teachers in China' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Buddhists 'Indian teachers of Buddhist universities' -- subject(s): Educators, Biography, Universities and colleges, Faculty
In the early centuries of the Common Era, the people in various parts of Southeast Asia came to know of Buddhism as a result of increased contact with the Indian merchants who had come to the region to trade. These merchants not only established trading stations in Southeast Asia, but also brought their religions and cultures with them.
It is a sect of Chinese Buddhism, derived from the pure, Indian Buddhism.
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in Indian subcontinent