Question

Why are Chinese Buddha different from India Buddha?

Answer 1

The main difference is that Chinese Buddhism is a mixture of original Buddhism and Taoism.

For example, praying deities with incense was incorporated into Chinese Buddhism from Taoism. Incense is a way to communicate with the spiritual deities.

Some Taoism deities were also incorporated into Chinese Buddhism. This isn’t contradictory to Buddhism teachings as multiple deities exist in the original Buddhism.

Answer 2

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The difference is that Buddhism is India is deeply influenced by Hinduism(local culture of India) and Buddhism in China is influenced by Taoism(local culture of China).