AP World History 8/5/2012 Question: Analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. Buddhism was started in India in the 16th century B.C.E.‚ eventually came to China in the first century C.E.‚ and people gradually began to convert to it. Many people in China at that time felt differently about the new religion. Some felt that Buddhism was good for their society‚ and they encouraged the practice of it. Others felt that it was negative thing‚ and that it should be stopped.
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Buddhism began as part of the Hinduism religion and then the creator of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ decided to split from Hinduism religion and form his own religious system. It was when he received his four visions‚ that’s when Gautama decided to leave his life of comfort and ultimately find the true meaning of life through endless meditation‚ fasting and wandering about the world alone which then created a following before and after his death to follow his teaching of how to reach a state of
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Spread of Buddhism in China DBQ From the Han dynasty to the Song Dynasty‚ there were several different views of Buddhism in China. You can see the different reactions through the documents given showing that there are those that oppose it‚ those that accept it‚ and those that believe in religious purism. From the 1st century to the 9th century‚ the diffusion of Buddhism to China provoked a harsh reaction by high ranking Confucian scholars. The Rejection of Buddhism stems from the foreign nature
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Comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism Jasmin Ponce-Hall Professor Eric Speir World Religions May 6‚ 2014 Hinduism and Buddhism are two religions that I have found to be very interesting to me since I’ve started this course. In the following paragraphs I will explain the cultural and geographical origins of each. I will explain in detail‚ a few of their religious practices and an example of how they are practiced in our world today. Hinduism originated on the Indian subcontinent
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which evolved into ancestral worship‚ then to polytheism‚ and lastly into monotheism. Monotheism in the form of Christianity is the largest religion of the modern world‚ and it has similar beliefs to other world religions such as Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are similar because both religions teach about the equality of people and that making good choices reflects the positive teachings of that religion. They are also similar in how they formed‚ as both broke off from another religion
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between Christianity and Buddhism Christianity and Buddhism are two of the most popular religions in the world. Each religion has their separate demographic‚ belief systems as well as rituals. Though founded at different period of time‚ Christianity and Buddhism have formed cultures and have had a great influence on people with origin‚ customs and belief. However‚ focusing on core values such as humility‚ purity of heart and charity‚ Christianity and Buddhism are similar in many
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Women and Buddhism As a religion‚ Buddhism has a great impact on women‚ especially Asian women. Theravadan Buddhism‚ which is the early stage of Buddhism‚ depreciates women by a theory called “Five Blocks”. However‚ Buddhism started to affect women in a positive way when Buddha raised several doctrines and explained the theory in a more proper way. The “Five Blocks” theory can be summarized as women can’t achieve enlightenment because women are weak‚ jealous‚ annoying‚ desiring and having more
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Buddhism was spread to China through the trade routes that went through Central Asia and Southeast Asia. A large portion of the Indian merchants were Buddhists. The Buddhist bodhisattva was portrayed as an enlightened saint for the merchants. The bodhisattva would be there for the merchants to protect them from danger and would give them courage for their long voyages. Since the Buddhists monks were not there with the Buddhist merchants on their voyages the bodhisattva was there to protect them.
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the world has many different parts‚ with different cultures they have different religions according to their region. Three of the well-known religions in Asia are Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism. Since the 3 religions are different‚ research was needed to bring out their similarities and compare each one of them together. Buddhism is a way of finding peace in yourself. It is a religion that helps us to find the happiness and satisfaction we need. Buddhists try not to harm others and to live
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not. Christianity and Buddhism believes that it is very important how a person treats another person. The majority of Christians believes in a soul which is the essences of a person lives on even after death (Robinson‚ 2010). Buddhist believes that a being is re-borned over and over again and can come back
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