Visibly the teachings on anatta were not particularly easy to bring to China, and shen-ling (the indestructibility of the soul) was favoured as an explanation for rebirths and karmic continuity.

Lecture 1 states "As yet, no traces of Mahāyāna Buddhism have been found in ancient Gandhari literature."

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Greetings!

Here is a good and current article on Vegetarianism in China:

http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=7,11149,0,0,1,0

-PHIL

I became very interested in the figure of Huineng and Chan buddhism. WOnder if there is any center you could recommend for practice or teachings in Mexico or the United States.
Thank YOu
Mariano

One of our review questions is this: Discuss the conflict caused by “The Scripture of Laozi’s Conversion of the Barbarians”.

I have read from the books and articles that monastic rules (vinaya) in China have experienced a few stages of development.