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Buddhism entered [12] China via the Silk Road. Buddhist monks travelled with merchant caravans on the Silk Road to preach their new religion. The lucrative Chinese silk trade along this trade route began during the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), with voyages by people like Zhang Qian establishing ties between China and the west.
The Silk Road [a] was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. [1] Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Due to Gandhāra's position on the Silk Road, Gandhāran Buddhism has a strong influence on the Buddhism of Central Asia and East Asia. During the Greek and Kushan eras, the Khyber Pass was an important trade route and a key highway connected Peshawar with Bactria (and the city of Balkh, or Bactra) through the pass. [50]
Buddhist missionaries made use of both the overland Central Asian Silk Road and the maritime routes. [9] Initially Buddhism was poorly understood and often confused with and mixed with Taoism. [10] The Chinese saw many similarities between the two religions. [11] There was also much criticism leveled at the new foreign religion by the Confucian ...
The Silk Road directed the flow of cultures, religions, and ideas, creating a rich tapestry of variety throughout Eurasia. Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and other religions thrived and expanded along these ancient trade routes, leaving lasting legacy in massive monuments such as China's Mogao Caves, Xi'an's Nestorian Stele, and Iraq's great ...
The history of Chinese Buddhism begins in the Han dynasty, when Buddhism first began to arrive via the Silk Road networks (via overland and maritime routes). The early period of Chinese Buddhist history saw efforts to propagate Buddhism, establish institutions and translate Buddhist texts into Chinese.
A discovery of artifacts, recovered from a 2,000-year-old burial mound, shows off a little-known society’s sophistication and deep connections to the Silk Road.
It also became an important gateway to the West, a centre of commerce along the Silk Road, as well as a meeting place of various people and religions such as Buddhism. The Mogao Caves near Dunhuang were first constructed in the 4th century AD and were used as a site of Buddhist worship and pilgrimage.