jan 1, 500 - Mou Tzu, "The Disposition of Error" (5th-6th c.)

Description:

Written by Mou Tzu. It defends Buddhism's entry into China and claims that Buddhism doesn't go against Confucian ideals. The author argues that it is possible to be both a good Chinese (filial piety) and a good Buddhist, and that the two ways of life are not fundamentally opposing to each other.

• Confucians criticized Buddhism as unfilial
o You shave your hair - which you received from your parents
o You fail to glorify your parents by your career
o You fail to maintain the cult of ancestors by producing children
• Buddhist response: Buddhist practices help your (dead or alive) parents e.g. tale of MuLan
• Buddhism brought changes to China, but was also changed by Chinese culture.