845 AD–846 AD
Tang restrictions on temples and clergy
Religion · Buddhist traditions · State and law
In 845–846, the Tang state imposes especially severe measures on Buddhist temples and clergy; this state intervention does not reduce diverse Chinese communities to one experience.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- End
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- Dating in the source document
- 845–846
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- Met — China 500–1000 (opens in a new tab)
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- 2026-09-23
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