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  1. Chinese Buddhism

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    | Yuan (Mongol) | Tibetan (Vajrayana) influence becomes dominant at court. | Rise of the Patron-Priest system. |
    The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution under Emperor Wuzong of Tang in 845 CE resulted in the forced secularization of hundreds of thousands of monks and nuns, and the confiscation of vast temple wealth. While devastating, this event paradoxically propelled the development of the more decentralized and domestically focused Pure Land School.
    Pure Land Practice