• (A) The life of purity followed by the immigrant Indian Buddhists and their Chinese Disciples attracted the Chinese to Buddhism
• (B) The patronage of the reigning dynasties in China (e.g. Wei dynasty) helped the cause of Buddhism
• (C) There were no rival religions at the time of introduction of Buddhism in China
• (D) The writing of such people as Mou-tseu created confidence in the minds of the educated chinese