Persecution of Buddhism in Tang dynasty

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:China
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Great_Anti-Buddhist_Persecution
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:xenophobia economic concerns restoration of Confucianism
gptkbp:date	845 CE
gptkbp:followedBy	partial restoration of Buddhism
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong_of_Tang
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong_of_Tang
gptkbp:numberOfMonksAndNunsLaicized	over 260,000
gptkbp:numberOfTemplesDestroyed	over 4,600
gptkbp:occurredIn	gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:precededBy	earlier Buddhist persecutions in China
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Buddhism_in_China gptkb:Emperor_Wuzong's_reign Confucian revival Suppression of foreign 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:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Persecution of Buddhism in Tang dynasty