The Buddhism which was introduced to China around the first century A.D. developed independently in the aspects of religious precept and interpretation of dharma without regard to a literal succession of original Buddhism.
中国において紀元1世紀頃に伝えられた仏教は、原始仏教の忠実な継承にこだわることなく、戒律や教義解釈などで独自の発展を遂げた。