1. Buddhism has a great influence on China's cultural and ideological circles.
Since the introduction of Buddhism theories such as Hua Yanzong and Zen Buddhism and the rise of Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty, there has been a strong atmosphere of learning Buddhism in China's cultural and ideological circles. In particular, Buddhism's thoughts of compassion, equality and selflessness have greatly promoted these celebrities to open up democratic enlightenment thoughts.
2. Buddhism has a profound influence on China literature.
After Buddhism was introduced into China, many writers learned many stories with vivid contents and novel forms in ancient Indian Buddhist scriptures. This provides a great "imagination" space for China writers, and enriches the themes and ideas of China writers. For example, Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shi Naian's Water Margin and Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions are all influenced by Zen.
3. Buddhism has a profound influence on China's calligraphy art.
After Buddhism was introduced into China, writing became an important tool to spread Buddhist thoughts, which made a large number of calligraphers write Buddhist thoughts. While Buddhist thoughts are widely spread, these massive Buddhist calligraphy works are also our calligraphy art heritage.
The origin of Buddhism
The founder Sakyamuni was born in Lumbini, Nepal, and is the prince of Sakyamuni people. There are still different opinions about his date of birth and death in Buddhism circulating in the north and south. It is generally believed that he was born in the 6th century BC to the 5th century BC. When he was a teenager, he felt that things were changeable and thought deeply about ways to get rid of the suffering of life.
Becoming a monk at the age of 29. After becoming a Buddha (Buddha, a freelance translator), he publicized his enlightenment to the public in the middle of the Ganges River valley in India, and more and more believers, thus organizing religious groups and forming Buddhism. At the age of 80, he was detained in Naga Nirvana.