Han Yu believed in this but he was also opposed by others because they think that there is nothing wrong with Buddhism being practiced in China. I think Han Yu’s decision led to this is because he is a
Confucian scholar. I think he wants Confucianism to be the sole religion in China. In document 6
Emperor Wu said that Buddhism has poisoned the customs of China. This is because people would leave their wealth, families and jobs and live in temples as monks. He also said that if people leave their jobs, then who will do it? If a farmer leaves his job, who will do his work? If no one replaces, someone will go hungry. The problem with that it’s not just one farmer leaving to live in the temples to be