China Stories: How Buddhism Came to Ancient China Despite Dynastic Misgivings

The war-torn central plains brought tax-evading civilians into the fold, softening Buddhism’s foreign edges.

Read the article by Luo Xin: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-07-03/how-buddhism-came-to-ancient-china-despite-dynastic-misgivings-101735329.html

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

Luo Xin is a professor at Peking University’s Department of History


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