Author: Азимов, Хуршид

Annotation: In ancient times, the Chinese knew about the information of Buddhism in the last quarter of the second BC - the beginning of the first centuries AD. This religion is not spread in the upper strata of society, but in the lower strata, among ordinary people. Belief began in the middle of the first century. In addition, central asian monks, including the Kushans and Kangkis, along with monks from Parthia and India, were actively involved in the spread of Buddhism in ancient chinese society. Even central asian monks passed on information about religion to China before the prathian monks.

Keywords: Buddhism, China, Central asian, An Shigao, monk.