First of all, Buddhism came to China during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. Let's take a look at the "Historical Compendium" of the old man Xuegong, which talks about the diplomacy of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, some historical contributions of Emperor Xiaoming and Emperor Xiaohe during this period. During the reign of Emperor Xiaoming, Buddhism was transmitted to China. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty dreamed of the golden man when he was dreaming at night, and he dreamed of the golden man at night, and the golden man had light on his body and flew in the palace. So when he woke up, he asked the minister who was the golden man he dreamed of. At this time, there was a doctor named Fu Yi, and he said that Emperor Ming's dream should be the Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha, and what should be dreamed of is the Buddha. So the imperial court sent an envoy to Tianzhu to seek the law, and when he arrived in the Yueshi country, he met the two mages of Mo Teng and Zhu Falan. So, in the way of the White Horse Sutra, the Master was invited to Luoyang, and at the same time, the White Horse also brought many Buddhist classics. In the beginning, these two monks lived in Honglu Temple in Luoyang. Honglu Temple was an official office in ancient times to hold tribute and celebrate these ceremonies, so it was temporarily let them live here, and then the White Horse Temple was built. Therefore, the first temple in the history of Chinese Buddhism was built in this kind of karma. Why is it called Hakuba Temple? The Chinese have this beautiful virtue of knowing how to repay kindness, and are grateful for the merits of the White Horse Sutra, so it is called the White Horse Temple. As a result, the invited monks were able to settle down in this temple and concentrate on spreading the Buddhist scriptures. This was a very important historical event during the reign of Emperor Xiaoming of the Han Dynasty.
Again, he also pacified the Western Regions, and Ban Chaotong's passage to the Western Regions also happened during this period. Ban Chao took 36 people to the Western Regions, which is the area of Dihua in today's Xinjiang. This process played an important historical contribution to the pacification of the Western Regions by the Han Dynasty. This is a very obvious achievement during the period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, especially in the field of diplomacy. In particular, the spread of Buddhism to China has had a very profound impact on all aspects of our Chinese life and thoughts, especially when it is very skillfully integrated with our Chinese culture, so it has affected all aspects of our Chinese life.
Buddhism is indeed a kind of education, and it was originally relied on these scriptures to be transported thousands of miles to the Central Plains and translated, so that people can truly realize the Buddha's perfect and perfect education. After that, the Buddha's education took root and flourished in our land of China, but of course this is a story for another time. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, all the way to the Qing Dynasty, for more than a thousand years, the education of the Buddha has indeed made very remarkable achievements in China, and many eminent monks have appeared from generation to generation. This period is the history of the early years of the Han Dynasty.
We see that Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, and this period of history is also known as Guangwu Zhongxing. Liu Xiu's nickname Guangwu means that he was able to restore the foundation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, it is indeed very commendable that there were seven emperors in the early years of the Han Dynasty, which was the Western Han Dynasty, which included Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Xuan of Han; During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, as well as Liu Xiu's son Emperor Han Ming, and Emperor Han Zhang, the son of Emperor Han Ming, all of whom were very accomplished and accomplished. The Eastern Han Dynasty had a total of twelve kings, and in 22o AD, Cao Pi deposed the last emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Xian, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was declared extinct. The Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty combined were 400 years old, and it was not until the last generation of Han Xian Emperor that they were abolished by Cao Pi, announcing the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.