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The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not only towards Buddhism but also towards other foreign religions such as Zoroastrianism, Christianity etc. Only the native Chinese ideologies of Confucianism and Taoism survived the upheaval in one piece.

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  • The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not only towards Buddhism but also towards other foreign religions such as Zoroastrianism, Christianity etc. Only the native Chinese ideologies of Confucianism and Taoism survived the upheaval in one piece.
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  • The Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. As such, the persecution was directed not only towards Buddhism but also towards other foreign religions such as Zoroastrianism, Christianity etc. Only the native Chinese ideologies of Confucianism and Taoism survived the upheaval in one piece.
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