An Evolutionary Chronology of Chan Compiled and edited by Richard Kollmar and published here with permission Key: purple = eminent monks; red = important dates and periods; blue = putative Chan masters Outside of China and before the 8th century CE, no literary or epigraphic evidence supports the existence of an Indian tradition connected to Chan. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1st and 2nd centuries CE: Buddhist monks and scriptures reach China. The period of translation and commentary begins.... Read more