the philosophical school legalism was promoted by the qin as its state ideology.
which philosophical school did the qin promote as its state ideology?
legalism
the short-lived qin dynasty, started by qin shi huang (r. 247–220 bce), who reunified the warring states and was the first chinese ruler to use the title of "emperor", chose legalism as the state ideology, banning and persecuting all other schools of thought. confucianism was harshly suppressed, with the burning of confucian classics and killing of scholars who espoused the confucian cause. the state ritual of the qin was indeed similar to that of the following han dynasty. qin shihuang personally held sacrifices to di at mount tai, a site dedicated to the worship of the supreme god since pre-xia times, and in the suburbs of the capital xianyang. the emperors of qin also concentrated the cults of the five forms of god, previously held at different locations, in unified temple complexes.
religion in china
in addition to texts attributed to shakyamuni buddha and other buddhas, the tibetan buddhist canon (specifically the tenjur) contains a number of commentaries composed by indian authors. below are the authors the tradition holds to be of paramount importance.





























section::::authors of the canon.:important indian scholars.





























section::::authors of the canon.:important indian scholars.:two supremes.





























bullet::::- asanga, founder of the yogacara philosophical school





























bullet::::- nagarjuna, founder of the madhyamaka philosophical school





























section::::authors of the canon.:important indian scholars.:six scholarly ornaments.





























bullet::::- aryadeva, foremost disciple of nagarjuna who continued his madhyamaka philosophical school
tibetan buddhist canon