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佛教 Fójiào noun Buddhism ▸ 佛教寺院 Buddhist monastery ▸ 佛教徒 Buddhist 佛教Founded by Sakyamuni in the 6th century BC in ancient India (modern Nepal), Buddhism spread to China at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. It reached its height in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, developing into many sects with indigenous characteristics. The most influential of these was the Chan (Zen) sect (禅宗). People living in Tibet and Inner Mongolia followed Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism). Monks are known as heshang (和尚) or sengren (僧人). Nuns are known as nigu (尼姑). Buddhism has had a marked influence on Chinese philosophy, literature, art and folk customs. Wutai, Emei, Putuo and Jiuhua mountains are the four holy mountains in China associated with Buddhism. |