Q. What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty? (Solved)
1. buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian.
2. buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.
3. buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues.
4. buddhism was seen as a challenge to the confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy.
- a. buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian.