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White Horse Temple, China's first Buddhist temple

Period
AD 68
Region
China
Place
뤄양
Category
Religion

White Horse Temple is a Buddhist temple in Luoyang, Henan that, according to tradition, is the first Buddhist temple in China, having been first established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han dynasty.

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Earlier and later events nearby

  1. 210 BCTerracotta Army
  2. 202 BCFounding of the Han dynasty
  3. c. 130 BCSilk Road
  4. AD 68White Horse Temple, China's first Buddhist templeThis page
  5. AD 105Cai Lun improves papermaking
  6. AD 132Zhang Heng presents the first seismoscope
  7. AD 184Yellow Turban Rebellion

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