Lotus and Swastika in Chinese Nestorianism :Buddhist Legacy or Aryan Heritage ?
中国亚述教会的莲花与万字符:佛教传统抑或雅利安遗产?

The Assyrian Branch of Christianity began to appear in China in the 7th century. With the introduction of this form of Christianity,the Assyrian missionaries appeared to utilize seemingly Buddhist symbols,such as Lotus,to spread this new belief to the Chinese audience. Scholars generally maintained that the Lotus Symbol which appeared in Assyrian Christianity in China suggested a close link between Buddhist expressions and Assyrian Christian expressions in China,as these two faiths seemed to interact closel...