佛教传播到吴地,历史亦是非常悠久的。据佛教史的学者研究,三周时建邺(今南京)已是南方佛教活动的中心,及至魏晋南北朝(420—589年),南朝的统治者基本上都信奉佛教,特别是梁武帝(502—548年)对佛教的重视和尊崇更刺激了佛教的流行。梁代建有寺院2846所,僧尼82700人。南方 Buddhism spread to Wu, history is also very long. According to the study of Buddhist history, Jianye (now Nanjing) was the center of Southern Buddhism activities in the third week. By the time of the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), rulers of the Southern Dynasty basically all embraced Buddhism, especially Liang Wudi (502 - 548) Buddhism’s emphasis and respect more stimulated the popularity of Buddhism. Liang Dynasty built 2846 monasteries, monks and nuns 82,700 people. south