Why Did Confucians Criticize Buddhist Monasticism

question 53

Multiple Choice

Why did Confucians criticize Buddhist monasticism?

• A) Ascetic withdrawal from productive work was considered a shirking of responsibility, and an abandonment of the duties of filial piety.
• B) Monastics were unaccustomed to social interaction and tended to be rude.
• C) Monasteries grew very wealthy and upset the economic balance of society.
• D) Monks trained in the martial arts and posed a threat to political security.
• E) Monks could read and write, and thus threatened the governmental positions of authority held by Confucians.

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