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CHAPTER III.

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The emperor Ming-ti sends an embassy to India for images, A.D. 61-

Kashiapmadanga arrives in China-Spread of Buddhism, A.D. 335

-Buddojanga-A pagoda at Nanking, A.D. 381-The translator

Kumarajiva, A.D. 405-The Chinese traveller, Fa-hien, visits India

-His book-Persecution, A.D. 426-Buddhism prosperous, 451-

Indian embassies to China in the Sung dynasty-Opposition of the

Confucianists to Buddhism-Discussions on doctrine-Buddhist

prosperity in the Northern Wei kingdom and the Liang kingdom-

Bodhidharma-Sung-yün sent to India-Bodhidharma leaves Liang

Wu-ti and goes to Northern China-His latter years and death-

Embassies from Buddhist countries in the south-Relics-The

Liang emperor Wu-ti becomes a monk-Embassies from India and

Ceylon-Influence of Sanscrit writing in giving the Chinese the

knowledge of an alphabet-Syllabic spelling-Confucian opposition

to Buddhism in the T'ang dynasty-The five successors of Bodhi-

dharma-Hiuen-tsang's travels in India-Work as a translator-

Persecution, A.D. 714-Hindoo calendar in China-Amogha intro-

duces the festival for hungry ghosts-Opposition of Han Yü to

Buddhism-Persecution of 845-Teaching of Ma-tsu-Triumph of

the Mahayana-Bodhiruchi-Persecution by the Cheu dynasty-

Extensive erection of pagodas in the Sung dynasty-Encouragement

of Sanscrit studies-Places of pilgrimage-P'u-to-Regulations

for receiving the vows-Hindoo Buddhists in China in the Sung

dynasty-The Mongol dynasty favoured Buddhism-The last

Chinese Buddhist who visited India-The Ming dynasty limits the

right of accumulating land-Roman Catholic controversy with

Buddhists-Kang-hi of the Manchu dynasty opposes Buddhism-

The literati still condemn Buddhism,

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CHAPTER VIIL

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