Historically, Han Buddhism was influenced by both Northern Buddhism and Southern Buddhism, but the influence of Northern Buddhism was even greater, and Southern Buddhism only spread in Yunnan and other places. The influence of Han Buddhism spread to Korean Peninsula, Japan and Vietnam with the influence of China, and influenced Tibetan Buddhism in later generations. In essence, Han Buddhism can be said to be one of the main forces to shape the face of Mahayana Buddhism; However, unlike Tibetan Buddhism, which pays equal attention to revealing secrets, the sects of Han Buddhism are mostly revealing secrets. In addition, although Mahayana Buddhism was the main Buddhism in the Han Dynasty, the Buddhism introduced into the Central Plains through the western regions also included Mahayana Buddhism, which was far less widespread than Mahayana Buddhism.
Buddhism in the Han Dynasty merged into the profound China culture and formed a unique Buddhist aesthetic paradise.
Southern Buddhism, also known as Upper Northern Buddhism. It refers to Buddhism that is popular in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Dai areas in Yunnan Province. It is a Buddhist school after the primitive Buddhism period. The spread to the south is based on its origin and geography, because this faction spread from India to Sri Lanka and then developed. Buddhism in our department has developed rapidly in modern times, and Buddhist scholars in many countries have translated and studied its classics in various languages.
Southern Buddhism, also known as Southern Buddhism, spread to the south. Refers to Buddhism spread in South Asia. Buddhism in South Asia can be divided into four categories: (1) Nanzuo Buddhism spreads in Ceylon, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and other countries. (2) Mixed Buddhism, which originated in Vietnam, combines Confucianism and Taoism. (3) Buddhism believed by Kimi people once flourished in Cambodia. ④ South China Sea Buddhism spread in Java, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula.
Among the above four categories, the third and fourth categories only have today's artistic remains. The second category belongs to the Buddhist system in China. The first category is also called Pali Buddhism, and most of this system is based on Pali scriptures. The so-called Southern Buddhism mainly refers to this department.
In the 3rd century BC, Ashoka sent his son Elder Mahendra to introduce Indian Buddhism into Ceylon, which was the beginning of Ceylon Buddhism. In the first century BC, Ceylon Buddhism was divided into the Great Temple School and the Fearless Mountain Temple School. In the third century, the Fearless Mountain Temple School was divided into the South Temple School. Among them, the Great Temple Sect is regarded as the orthodoxy of Ceylon Buddhism. In the 5th century, there were great annotators, such as Jueyin and David Hewawitarne.
In other countries, Buddhism was introduced to Myanmar after the 4th to 5th centuries. However, the adoption of Buddhism in southern China began in 1058, during the reign of King Arturo. After 12 century, Thailand began to accept Buddhism from the upper class. 136 1 year, Sinhalese leaders from Ceylon were welcomed into Thailand to preach the precepts to the king of Thailand. As for Cambodia and Laos, the acceptance of Buddhism in the Upper Seats began after the 14 and 15 th centuries when the Thais recruited.
The South Seats are characterized by strict discipline and primitive Buddhist tradition. In Pali literature, besides the complete Confucian classics and legal trilogy, there are a large number of annotated books, re-notes, outline books, history books, grammar books, poetry books and so on.