Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.42

v1.c4.s2.42

The rising passion for Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty promoted cultural exchange between China and India and quickened the fusion of the Chinese culture with the Indian culture. Chinese Buddhism became more mature and different sects arose e.g. *Three Sastras*, *Tiantai*, *Hosso Shu* (*Dharmalaksana*), *Avatamsaka*, *Vinaya*, *Dhyana*, *Pure Land* and *Esoteric Buddhism*. In particular, the emergence of Dhyana signalled that the sinicisation of Indian Buddhism had been basically accomplished.