782 ⟶ Prajna Translates Buddhist Sutras and Second Council of Nicaea Restores Icon Veneration
Buddhist monk Prajna reaches Chang'an and translates the sut...
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Buddhist monk Prajna reaches Chang'an and translates the sutras into Chinese.The Second Council of Nicaea was set up to restore the use and veneration of icons (or holy images), which had previously been suppressed⟶
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