MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Won-Gwang, Stupa, Kashyapa
5 Mar 2017
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Mmw 12 article notes silla buddhism. Ado: the first missionary of silla buddhism. Buddhism national faith under king popkong 527. Belief that buddha lived in korea: found stone stupas, stone where kasyapa and sakyuamuni used to sit on when meditating. Wongwang had close ties to monarch: commandments to silla warriors. Chajang as great national overseer: set up buddhist discipline, supervised the order, nine-story stupa at hwangnyong monastery. Helped belief that korea was the land of buddha. Princess was sick, and recovered when incense was burned. King met with ado and learned about buddha, and issued a decree allowing people to practice and spread the religion. Ruins of monasteries built during buddha"s time mentioned. Wanted to spread buddhism, but his officials were preventing him from doing so: officials didn"t want to build monasteries because there were invaders and the people were starving and no one would support it.
