sentient beings

"Enlightenment of self."

This element was strongest in Buddhism originally.　

"Relief of sentient beings."　
　
Around the time that Buddhism met to Hellenism.
Its historical context is not clear，but Buddhism came to have this thought.
　
And introduction of Buddhism to China，its initial.
This thought has inhibited the spread of Buddhism in China.

There seems to be a theory like that.


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Time that Buddhism was introduced in earnest in China.
It's era of the Later Han dynasty. （around 67ＡＤ）
　
"Sentient beings.
In short，all living creatures.
It is equally saved by Buddha."
　
This thought.
　
"This may be a little misleading in China."

Initially, Buddhist seems to have thought so.

"Creature different from the birds and animals.
It's human."
　
Because such thought was strong in China at that time.
　
　
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Around the second half of the 2 century.
(End-of-life of the Han dynasty.)

Buddha scripture seems to have begun to be translated into Chinese.
　
"If all living creatures are not saved by the Buddha，I also never saved."
　
Although this is my paraphrase，there are such sentences in its original text.
　
And paraphrase is also present in Buddhist scriptures itself that has been translated into Chinese.
　
"All living creatures (this part is not my paraphrase). "
This is paraphrased to "all human beings".　
　
Note:The person who did this translation.
He was the person of Central Asia.