History A-Level
Attacks on Buddhism and Confucianism
What Attacks on Buddhism and Confucianism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Buddhism was suppressed through closure of monasteries, laicisation of monks and nuns and destruction of relics, while Confucianism was attacked as feudal and backward, with temples and ancestral halls destroyed and rituals banned.
Topics that use Attacks on Buddhism and Confucianism
- Social and cultural changes, 1949–76 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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