Establishment of Buddhism in China

Name: Establishment of Buddhism in China
Start: 67
End: 200

Type Event Region China Time 67–200

From Buddhism's transmission to the Central Plains during Emperor Ming of Eastern Han, through the late Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms and Wester…

Timeline

67–75White Horse Temple, Luoyang · HenanBuddhism entered the Central Plains via the Western Regions; tradition holds that Emperor Ming of Eastern Han sent envoys in search of the Dharma, and the White Horse Temple was established in Luoyang, becoming one of China's earliest officially sponsored Buddhist temples and marking the beginning of Buddhism's spread in China.
150–200Luoyang · ChinaForeign monks such as Lokakṣema (Zhi Loujiachen) and An Shigao collaborated with local believers in translating scriptures; temple and monastic institutions gradually stabilized, and Buddhism's roots in Chinese society were established.

Sources

中国佛教史（任继愈主编） — 任继愈 (1997)