Describe the spread of Buddhism from India to China and the artifacts that remain of this early transmission.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Not long after Emperor Ashoka embarked on his building program in India, Buddhist missionaries began spreading the Buddhist teachings on the Silk Road.
- Chinese translations of Indian Buddhist texts were taking place in 260 CE by Zhu Shixing in the Hunan province and in the city of Dunhuang, both in China.
- Along the Silk Road, there are colossal images of the Buddha that reflect the Buddha as a teacher and his path to enlightenment.
- Examples include the Colossal Buddha in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, and the Large Seated Buddha with Standing Bodhisattva in Yungang, Shaanxi, China.
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