Ms. Nicoll History 2017 
 
 
Name: Ethan Date: 10/18/17

Essay Outline for ​7th Grade 

Part 2: Complete Sentences 
 
The reunification of China under the Tang dynasty spread
Thesis Statement
Buddhism in Tang China, Korea and Japan.
Main Statement:  Buddhism Spread in China
One of the ways Buddhism spread in
China was because of a monk named
Xuanzang who spent years translating
Buddhist documents into chinese
documents spreading his faith. The
Point 1:  mixing of Daoism, Confucianism, and
Buddhism also helped Buddhism to
spread. Finally, many people saw
Buddhism as a way to escape the
suffering from all of the problems in
China.
One of the main reasons Buddhism
spread was because of the Tang dynasty
Body Paragraph 1: leaders who made it a big part of life in
China. Emperor Taizong gave money to
____________? monasteries, sent representatives to
India to collect Buddhist texts, and had
Buddhist paintings and statues built
across China. Another Chinese leader,
Point 2:  Empress Wu, ordered many Buddhist
temples to be built and sculptures to be
created around China and gave more
power to monks. She also invited
scholars to come to China to spread
Buddhist teachings. In addition,
Empress Wu made a law saying that
Buddhism was more important than
other belief systems in China.
Social reasons also played a major
factor in the spread of buddhism
Point 3: 
because buddhist temples and
monasteries were built. They also

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provided medical care, ran schools and

mills, pressed oil, and provided seeds to
farmers in need.
Transition:  Furthermore
Main Statement:  Buddhism Spread in Korea
Buddhism spread during the sixth and
seventh centuries. Many Korean monks
Point 1:  went to China to study and brought
back with them the teachings of the
various Chinese schools of Buddhism.
Body Paragraph 2: Great works of buddhist art were
created and magnificent monasteries
Point 2: 
____________? built. Buddhism exerted great influence
on the life of the Korean people.
When buddhism was dieing in Korea
The Japanese came to Korea introduced
Point 3: 
their own forms of Buddhism, which
revived buddhism in Korea.
Transition:  additionally
Main Statement:  Buddhism spread in Japan
In japan Buddhism was recommended
as a means of bringing great benefit to
the country. The Japanese people soon
accommodated Buddhism along with
Point 1: 
their indigenous Shinto beliefs. Being a
religion of universal appeal, Buddhism
helped to foster harmony within the
country.
Body Paragraph 3:
The eighth century in Japan is known as
the Nara Period. During this period,
____________?
Buddhism continued to spread as more
Point 2: 
new temples were built in all the
provinces, the most famous being the
Todaiji Temple at Nara.
By the end of the eighth century two
Japanese monks named Saicho and dd
Point 3: 
brought two schools of Buddhism to
Japan from China.
Transition: In conclusion

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Thanks to the tang dynasty of China

Thesis Restatement:  Buddhism spread China, Korea and
Japan.
Buddhism spread because of Tang
What you said in Body 1: 
dynasty leaders in China
Conclusion Great works of art and buildings were
Paragraph What you said in Body 2: 
built because of buddhism in Korea.
In the eighth century buddhist schools
What you said in Body 3: 
were built in Japan.
Thanks to the Tang dynasty buddhism
Summary:  spread not only in China but in Korea
and Japan as well.
 

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