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images of Buddha were brought into China from the west, early
Chinese Buddha images show very obvious Indian features. It
was about the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties that
the form of Buddhist images in China began gradually to become
Sinicized. The images began to be dressed in Chinese costume,
and even their facial features became localized. Buddhism teaches
people to do good works and display a merciful spirit in order
to build up an infinite amount of virtue, so that after death
they can be reborn to live in the Pure Land paradise of the
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