Persecution of Buddhism in Tang dynasty

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Persecution_of_Buddhism_in_Tang_dynasty
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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