Would love to see this exhibit…
Though Buddhism was not native to China, curator Stephen Allee says it wasnt a hard sell. Its a religion of salvation, and so it had great popularity and appeal, he says. As curator of the Freer Gallerys new exhibit, Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Painting, Allee points out that missionaries and traders traveled across the Silk Road in the first century BCE, and over the centuries, they gained a court audience, making Buddhism an integral part of Chinese culture.
via Buddhism in China: An Enduring Legacy on View at the Freer | Around The Mall.