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Page 274
... T'ang dynasty ( 618-907 ) . The golden age of Buddhism in China occurred during the T'ang dynasty . Though the T'ang emperors were usu- ally Taoists themselves , they tended to favour Buddhism , which had become extremely popular ...
... T'ang dynasty ( 618-907 ) . The golden age of Buddhism in China occurred during the T'ang dynasty . Though the T'ang emperors were usu- ally Taoists themselves , they tended to favour Buddhism , which had become extremely popular ...
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... T'ang dynasty in AD 618 , when North China was overrun by " barbarian " invaders , Canton re- mained a part of the Chinese regimes based in Nanking . During this period the city grew in wealth and population ; Buddhist temples were ...
... T'ang dynasty in AD 618 , when North China was overrun by " barbarian " invaders , Canton re- mained a part of the Chinese regimes based in Nanking . During this period the city grew in wealth and population ; Buddhist temples were ...
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... T'ang dynasty China had been influenced by Manichaean figurative art . The overthrow in China in AD 846 of Buddhism by official Confucianism forced the Buddhist Uighurs to migrate to eastern Turkistan . Gradually , they gained control ...
... T'ang dynasty China had been influenced by Manichaean figurative art . The overthrow in China in AD 846 of Buddhism by official Confucianism forced the Buddhist Uighurs to migrate to eastern Turkistan . Gradually , they gained control ...
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