[New Entry by Lucy Hyekyung Jee on September 5, 2024.]
Buddhism was introduced to the Korean Peninsula from China during the Korean Three Kingdoms period. It first arrived in Koguryŏ, a kingdom on the northern end of the peninsula, in 372 CE and then in Paekche, a kingdom on the southwest of the peninsula, in 384 CE. It arrived in Shilla, a kingdom on the southeast of the peninsula, in 521 CE by way of Koguryŏ. The influence of Chinese Buddhism on Korean Buddhism cannot be treated lightly because Korea imported mostly sinologized Buddhism, not Indian Buddhism. However, Korea added its…
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