Huichang Suppression of Buddhism

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anti-Buddhist persecution historical event imperial policy religious persecution campaign

The Huichang Suppression of Buddhism was a major 9th-century imperial crackdown in the Tang dynasty that severely curtailed Buddhist institutions, destroyed temples and statues, and confiscated monastic property across China.

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Huichang Persecution of Buddhism 1
Huichang Suppression of Buddhism canonical 1
Huichang persecution of Buddhism in 845 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Buddhist persecution ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
imperial policy ⓘ
religious persecution campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Huichang Fajie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huichang Persecution of Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause Confucian criticism of Buddhism ⓘ
Daoist influence at court ⓘ
concern over monastic exemption from taxes and labor ⓘ
desire to seize monastery wealth and land ⓘ
fiscal needs of the Tang state ⓘ
country China ⓘ
dynasty Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect confiscation of temple lands ⓘ
destruction of Buddhist art and icons ⓘ
forced return of monks and nuns to lay life ⓘ
mass closure of Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
strengthening of state control over religion ⓘ
temporary decline of institutional Buddhism in China ⓘ
emperor Emperor Wuzong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 846 ⓘ
followedBy partial restoration of Buddhism under Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ⓘ
historicalContext late Tang dynasty political and fiscal crisis ⓘ
ideologicalOpponent Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfSources Classical Chinese ⓘ
location Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTarget Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
Buddhist monks ⓘ
Buddhist nuns ⓘ
Buddhist scriptures ⓘ
Buddhist statues ⓘ
Buddhist temples ⓘ
partOf Tang dynasty religious policy ⓘ
policyType ban on ordinations ⓘ
closure of monasteries ⓘ
confiscation of monastic property ⓘ
destruction of religious images ⓘ
destruction of temples ⓘ
forced laicization of monks and nuns ⓘ
precededBy earlier Tang restrictions on Buddhism ⓘ
primaryRuler Emperor Wuzong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Chinese empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignTitle Huichang era NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance one of the most severe persecutions of Buddhism in Chinese history ⓘ
startTime 841 ⓘ
successorRuler Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Li Chen) NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedReligion Confucianism ⓘ
Daoism ⓘ
timePeriod 9th century ⓘ

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Emperor Wuzong of Tang → knownFor → Huichang Suppression of Buddhism ⓘ
Emperor Wuzong of Tang → notableEvent → Huichang Suppression of Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huichang persecution of Buddhism in 845
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism → declinedAfter → Huichang Suppression of Buddhism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huichang Persecution of Buddhism