Buddhism lost state support in China for all but which of the following reasons?
a. Government officials wanted the wealth of tax-exempt Buddhist monasteries.
b. Buddhists led the failed An Lushan rebellion of 755-563, discrediting their religion in the eyes of government administrators.
c. Buddhism was foreign, and therefore was caught up in the reaction against foreign influence that marked seventh- and eighth-century China.
d. Some saw the Buddhist monasteries as a potential "state within a state" that could challenge imperial authority.
Answer: b. Buddhists led the failed An Lushan rebellion of 755-563, discrediting their religion in the eyes of government administrators.
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