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Huichang persecution of Buddhism | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 會昌毀佛 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 会昌毁佛 | ||||||
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The Huichang Persecution of Buddhism (Chinese: 会昌毁佛) was initiated by Emperor Wuzong (Li Chan) of the Tang dynasty during the Huichang era (841–845). Among its purposes was to appropriate war funds and to cleanse Tang China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not only towards Buddhism but also towards other religions, such as Zoroastrianism, Nestorian Christianity, and Manicheism.
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