2 How did Buddhist monks and nuns help the Chinese

1. Buddhist monks and nuns helped local people by running schools and providing food and shelter for travelers.

2. Monks also served as bankers and provided medical care.

3. Many people saw Buddhism as a way to escape the suffering from all of the problems in China and the Monks and Nuns living in the monasteries provided that “escape”.

by creating a labor shortage that pushed the continent toward a market economy