Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.59
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.59
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Under the influence of Buddhism, the Tang period saw a new genre of literature called ‘Bianwen’. It was believed that reciting ‘Bianwen’ on the Buddhist stories of gods and ghosts such as Xiangmo Bianwen and Mulian Jiumu Bianwen disseminated the concepts of *karma* and *samsara*. It has had a profound influence on literary production in later generations of Chinese writers.