By 100 C.E., Buddhism founded in India in the 6th century B.C.E was brought to China, gradually winning converts following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E., but responses to the spread of Buddhism in China differed. Some faction of people didn’t see the spread of Buddhism as a threat they saw it as what it was, a religion brought to China even though it not an aspect of China, it still should be respected differed from faction of people who saw the spread of Buddhism as barbaric invasion and just overusing China, but to add some factions of people saw the spread of Buddhism as a good thing because it was a good religion with interesting ways, concept and decided to be involved in it. To begin, some people didn’t see the…show more content… In document 4, Han Yu said,’’If the Buddha was still alive today and came to our court, Your Majesty might condescend to receive him, but he would then be escorted to the borders of the nation, dismissed, and not allowed to delude the masses’’ because the Buddha was person who created Buddhism. The very same religion that invaded China and also because Buddhists used and brainwashed people in China to believe in Buddhism. The reason Han Yu believes this is because as a leading Confucian scholar and official at Tang imperial court, he feels obligated because if he want to keep the power he would have to agree with the government and being a leading Confucian scholar will also mean you have no experience with any other religion but the religion you dedicated your time to. Han Yu, in 819 C.E. argued that the Buddha was a barbarian who knew nothing about Chinese culture or laws and that the casting away of this religion spared the Chinese misconception and misunderstanding that Buddhism created. Of course, he would say this having not been in the time period of when the change happened and having such a high up positions also which one part of achieving is studying Confucianism he would never go against the government. Especially since his words are influential to other scholars. All he has ever known is Confucianism and that influenced him to not be…show more content… In document 2, Zhi Dun said,’’ Whosoever in China, in this era of sensual pleasures, serves the Buddha and correctly observes the commandment ’’ because in the period when Buddhism spread, this was also a time of happiness. This can conclude that people did think that Buddhism was a good religion, even though the ways of Buddhism was different, people were engaged in it. The reason Zhi Dun believes this is because as a scholar, he feels compelled to learn about other religion that came his way because as a student it in his nature to want to learn more, to want to study another religion, and to want see the different concept in your original religion versus a religion that originated somewhere else. Zhi Dun, in circa 350 C.E. argued by telling us the goal of a Buddhist in his lifetime, how to achieve this goal which is Nirvana and this might sound exciting to people. Of course he only knows about this type of stuff he wouldn’t really know about the regular life of a Buddhist, he wouldn’t know the full details of the religion since he a scholar all his knowledge come from books or resources he could get his hand on since Buddhism was still expanding. He was just trying to explain to the Chinese the way of Buddhism. In document 3, Anonymous Chinese scholar answered a question,’’ Why, then, do you love the Way of the
