Buddhism in China was introduced into China from India in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Buddhism can be divided into two schools in the early days: one is the Mahayana school of Zhilou Jia; Secondly, An Shigao Hinayana Zen is the school of Adamo, that is to say, China has both Mahayana and Mahayana Buddhism from the beginning, which is the characteristic of early Buddhism in China. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, monks fled from the north to the south to avoid the disaster of war, and their communication route spread slowly from north to south.
Sui and Tang Dynasties ended the division between North and South. It was the most powerful dynasty in culture, economy and politics in the history of China, and also the peak period in the history of Buddhism. Its spread not only went deep into all walks of life in China, but also spread to South Korea (Silla, Xinli and Baekje), Vietnam and Japan, which opened a new chapter in Buddhism in various countries.
The Song Dynasty adopted a protection policy for Buddhism, and the Song Dynasty enjoyed the right of tax exemption for the pastoral forests of temples. On this basis, Buddhism has engaged in various public welfare undertakings such as longevity storehouse and mill, which has greatly helped civil society. After that, Buddhism formed three major systems, namely, Tibetan Buddhism (Tibetan language department), Uploading Buddhism (Pali language department) and Chinese Buddhism (Chinese language department).