The spread of Buddhism in China brought up a conflict that divided the Nation’s people. When this Religion reached and influenced some of China’s people, officials and scholars were enraged about this, they felt that they needed to stop it from spreading to ensure China’s stability. In document 4, a Confucian scholar named Han Yu said that Buddhism is a religion for the Barbarians and it is certainly not for them, the Chinese. He said that this religion is not for them because Buddha is a man from a foreign land far from them, he wore clothes different from their fashion and, his sayings and teachings contain nothing about their kings and their culture. Han Yu believed that Buddhism should not be practiced in China because Buddhism says nothing about their culture. In my opinion, I would like to think he has a point. Buddha was a man from a foreign land, so why should the Chinese follow his teachings, it’s like following a stranger, someone you do not know. But this “stranger” influenced China’s people because of his great teachings, his nationality was not a hindrance in spreading his word. While
Han Yu believed in this but he was also opposed by others because they think that there is nothing wrong with Buddhism being practiced in China. I think Han Yu’s decision led to this is because he is a
Confucian scholar. I think he wants Confucianism to be the sole religion in China. In document 6
Emperor Wu said that Buddhism has poisoned the customs of China. This is because people would leave their wealth, families and jobs and live in temples as monks. He also said that if people leave their jobs, then who will do it? If a farmer leaves his job, who will do his work? If no one replaces, someone will go hungry. The problem with that it’s not just one farmer leaving to live in the temples to be