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AD 574Placed in a yearEast AsiaCulture and knowledge

Zhou prohibits Buddhist and Daoist institutions

Zizhi tongjian reports that Zhou prohibited Buddhism and Daoism, destroyed their scriptures and images, and ordered Buddhist and Daoist clergy to return to lay life.

Limits: Pinned Wikisource revision 11122974. This is the chronicle's account; it does not independently establish comprehensive enforcement. The following sentence extends the prohibition to sacrifices outside the prescribed ritual canon.

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Source: Zizhi tongjianRead the source