The uncertainty of the situation raised questions about the Confucian made state and resulted in increased popularity of other religious teaching such as Buddhism. The support of the smaller states that succeeded the Han was a third factor that contributed to the establishment of South Asia religion as one of the main belief systems of China . The small states also contributed to large-scale monuments and Buddhist institutions (Sen and Mair 46). In the south kingdom Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty used Buddhism to inate his imperial power and support Buddhist establishments in the southern regions of China, he is also known to have converted to Buddhism. Buddhist monks served as his advisors and following the ways of the Buddhist king Ashoka, he forbade the use of animals in religious sacrifices. Along with the support of Buddhist temples and construction of life size monuments, these dynasties in the North and South also supported translation activities at state monasteries (Sen and Mair
The uncertainty of the situation raised questions about the Confucian made state and resulted in increased popularity of other religious teaching such as Buddhism. The support of the smaller states that succeeded the Han was a third factor that contributed to the establishment of South Asia religion as one of the main belief systems of China . The small states also contributed to large-scale monuments and Buddhist institutions (Sen and Mair 46). In the south kingdom Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty used Buddhism to inate his imperial power and support Buddhist establishments in the southern regions of China, he is also known to have converted to Buddhism. Buddhist monks served as his advisors and following the ways of the Buddhist king Ashoka, he forbade the use of animals in religious sacrifices. Along with the support of Buddhist temples and construction of life size monuments, these dynasties in the North and South also supported translation activities at state monasteries (Sen and Mair