Question

buddhism comes to china
over time, the han government became less stable.
life became violent and uncertain. in this climate,
buddhist missionaries from india began to attract
attention.
buddhism seemed to provide more hope than
the traditional chinese beliefs did. at first, indian
buddhists had trouble explaining their religion to
the chinese. then they used the ideas of daoism
to help describe buddhist beliefs. before long,
buddhism caught on in china with both the rich
and poor.
buddhism’s introduction to china is an example
of diffusion, the spread of ideas from one culture
to another. chinese culture adopted buddhism and
changed in response to the new faith.
what did buddhism provide that
other beliefs lacked?

underline the sentence that
describes how the indian
buddhists made their religion
understandable to the chinese.

Explanation:

For the first question: "What did Buddhism provide that other beliefs lacked?"

From the text, it says "Buddhism seemed to provide more hope than the traditional Chinese beliefs did." So we extract that key point.

Looking at the text, the sentence "Then they used the ideas of Daoism to help describe Buddhist beliefs." explains the method Indian Buddhists used to make Buddhism understandable to the Chinese.

Answer:

Buddhism provided more hope than other (traditional Chinese) beliefs.

For the second question: "Underline the sentence that describes how the Indian Buddhists made their religion understandable to the Chinese."