Buddhism was introduced to China around the first century A.D. Since
the fourth century A.D, it was widely spread and gradually became the
most influential religion in China. Buddhism in China is divided into
three branches according to varied language families, namely, Chinese
Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Pali Buddhism and there are about 200 thousand
Buddhist monks and nuns under these three branches.
At present, there are more than 13 thousand Buddhist temples that are
open to the public, 33 Buddhist colleges and nearly 50 types of Buddhist
publications in China.
As one branch of Buddhism in China, Tibetan Buddhism is mainly spread
in China¡¯s Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region and Qinghai Province with some 7 million believers from Tibetan,
Mongolian, Yugu, Monba, Luoba and Tu nationalities. Pali Buddhism is popular
in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous
Prefecture and Simao region in southwestern China¡¯s Yunnan
Province with over one million believers from Dai, Bulang, Achang and
Va nationalities. The believers of Chinese Buddhism are mainly Han people,
who live all over China.
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