What proved to be the most damaging attack on Buddhism's popularity with the people during the early Tang dynasty?
a. The aristocracy's concern that the growing Buddhist monastic establishment was monopolizing land that otherwise would belong to them
b. The Confucians' successful campaign to convince the emperor that the Buddhist monastic establishment represented an economic threat
c. The challenge from Daoism and other polytheistic religions, which were appealing to Chinese merchants
d. The Buddhists' insistence on rebellion against the emperor
e. The entry of nomadic invaders who were Islamic during the ninth century
Answer: B