Huichang persecution of Buddhism

Huichang persecution of Buddhism
Huichang persecution of Buddhism
Traditional Chinese	會昌毀佛
Simplified Chinese	会昌毁佛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huìchāng huǐ fó

The Huichang Persecution of Buddhism (Chinese: 会昌毁佛) was initiated by Emperor Wuzong (Li Chan) of the Tang dynasty during the Huichang era (841–845). Among its purposes was to appropriate war funds and to cleanse Tang China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not only towards Buddhism but also towards other religions, such as Zoroastrianism, Nestorian Christianity, and Manicheism.

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