Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Huichang_Persecution_of_Buddhism
gptkbp:cause	economic motives political motives ideological motives
gptkbp:country	gptkb:China
gptkbp:date	845 CE
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:followedBy	partial restoration of Buddhism after Wuzong's death
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong_of_Tang
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tang_China
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Li_Deyu gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong
gptkbp:precededBy	previous anti-Buddhist measures in China
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism Chinese religious history persecution of religions
gptkbp:resultedIn	destruction of Buddhist temples confiscation of temple lands decline of Buddhism in China forced laicization of monks and nuns
gptkbp:targetedReligion	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Manichaeism gptkb:Zoroastrianism gptkb:Nestorian_Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Persecution_of_Buddhism_in_Tang_dynasty gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong_of_Tang
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution