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SELECTIONS FROM MOUZI SELECTIONS FROM MOUZI

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SELECTIONS FROM MOUZIÕS DISPOSING OF ERROR (LIHUO LUN) Introduction The Indian religion of Buddhism began to enter China via trade routes during the later years of the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 CE). The teachings and practices of Buddhism were quite different from those of Chinese civilization and contrasted with the teachings of the Confucian and Daoist philosophers whom the Chinese held in high regard. Nonetheless, Buddhism appealed to enough people to pose a challenge to those who disapproved of or had doubts about the new religion. Those doubts are addressed in this essay, constructed as a conversation between Mouzi and a critic of Buddhism. Mouzi, who may have been the author of this essay, was originally a Confucian scholar and official. Disturbed by the chaotic atmosphere of the later years of the Eastern Han, Mouzi retreated to his home in the southwestern Guangxi province to study Buddhism and Daoism. In this essay, he responds to the critics of Buddhism. 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