▁periods ▁after ▁its ▁fall ▁when ▁the ▁" H undred ▁School s ▁of ▁Th ought " ▁fl our ished ▁( 6 th ▁century ▁to ▁ 2 2 1 ▁B CE ). ▁This ▁period ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁significant ▁intellectual ▁and ▁cultural ▁develop ments ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁Chinese ▁philosoph ical ▁schools ▁( Conf u cian ism , ▁Leg al ism , ▁and ▁D ao ism ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁less ▁influ ential ▁schools ▁( M oh ism , ▁School ▁of ▁Names , ▁School ▁of ▁Y in ▁Yang ). ▁These ▁philosoph ical ▁trad itions ▁developed ▁met aph ys ical , ▁political ▁and ▁eth ical ▁theories ▁which , ▁along ▁with ▁Chinese ▁Buddh ism , ▁had ▁a ▁direct ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Asian ▁cultural ▁sphere . ▁Buddh ism ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁China ▁during ▁the ▁Han ▁D ynast y ▁( 2 0 6 ▁B CE – 2 2 0 ▁CE ), ▁through ▁a ▁grad ual ▁Sil k ▁road ▁transmission ▁and ▁gradually ▁developed ▁distinct ▁Chinese ▁forms ▁( such ▁as ▁Chan / Z en ). ▁ ▁Conf u cian ism ▁ ▁Conf u cian ism ▁( K ǒ ng ji à o ▁— ▁" Conf u cius ' ▁doctrine "), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" R u ism " ▁( R ú ji à o ▁— ▁" do ctrine ▁of ▁the ▁sch ol ars "), ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁philosoph ical ▁system ▁with ▁rit ual , ▁moral , ▁and ▁religious ▁applications . ▁The ▁tradition ▁developed ▁around ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Conf u cius ▁(