Silla
Silla (Old Korean: 徐羅伐, RR: Seorabeol) was a Korean kingdom that existed between 57 BCE – 935 CE and was located on the southern and central parts of the Korean peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Silla had the smallest population of the three.
In the 7th century, Silla allied with Tang China and unified the Korean peninsula for the first time in history. This new period became known as Unified Silla.
Buddhism
Buddhism was adopted as a state religion of all three kingdoms during the Three Kingdom period: by Goguryeo in 372 CE, by Silla in 528 CE, and by Baekje in 552 CE.
The Buddhist monk Ado introduced Silla to Buddhism when he arrived to proselytize in the mid 5th century.
By the time of the 7th century, Buddhism in Korea reached its golden age with the advent of prominent, elite scholar-monks such as Wonhyo, Uisang, and Jajang that influenced East Asian philosophy and played pivotal roles in laying key ideas within East Asian Buddhism like Essence-Function. With the support of the government, massive temples like the Temple of the Golden Dragon, Temple of the Buddhist Realms and hermitages like Seokguram were built across the nation.
Further reading
Silla, Wikipedia
