During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, ethnic minority aristocratic groups went to the forefront of history. In order to compete with the Eastern Jin Dynasty for the world, in addition to competing with political and military strength, they were not willing to lag behind in their id

After the Western Jin Dynasty , two different political situations appeared in the north and south of China: the relatively stable southern Eastern Jin Dynasty , and the sixteen northern countries that were separatist.

During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, ethnic minority aristocratic groups went to the forefront of history. In order to compete with the Eastern Jin Dynasty for the world, in addition to competing with the political and military strength, they were not willing to lag behind in their ideology and culture. Due to this, Buddhism also ushered in the first spring of its own development.

, the Jie people, founded by the Jie people, is known for their cruelty, but they support Buddhism very much, because "Buddha is the god of Rong, and he should be worshipped", and he openly supports the development of Buddhism.

In addition, Shihu allows everyone in the country to become a monk freely. This is the first time in my country's history that the official order Han people can become monks. As a result, the famous nun, An Lingshou, also built the nun temple "Jianxian Temple".

The reason why Post-Zhao supported Buddhism was also attracted by the magical arts of Buddhist master Fotucheng predicting good and bad luck. Fotucheng is indeed powerful and deeply appreciated by the emperors, which enabled Buddhism to receive state support. This was the first in the history of Buddhism. At the same time, he and his disciples built 893 temples, creating the highest figure in the temple statistics.

Former Qin established by the Di tribe, which also supports Buddhism very much. In order to welcome Daoan and Master Kumarajiva , he did not hesitate to start a war. The same is true for the Later Qin established by the Qiang people. Through war, Kumarajiva was welcomed to Chang'an , and strongly supported the translation activities of scriptures, making Chang'an once the center of Buddhist in the north and south.

Due to the increase in the number of monks and nuns, the Later Qin Dynasty established the monk and nun management system in the history of Buddhism for the first time (Mengzheng, Yuezhong, and Monk Lu), and Monk Qi, Monk Qian, Faqin, and Huibin became the first batch of monk officials in history.

Beiliang built by the Huns, keen on establishing Fuye construction, building high towers, and building large temples.

With the support of these dynasties, Buddhism spread rapidly in the great national conflict and integration, which was conducive to the formation of a common cultural psychology among the people of all ethnic groups at that time and played a good role in the establishment of the unified country.