“The Third Noble Truth is the Truth of the Stopping of Sorrow: It is complete stopping of that craving…being released from it‚ giving no place to it” (Document1). The spread of Buddhism in China was due to the appeal it had on the people and the influence it made on the culture‚ like the Third Noble Truth states‚ stopping sorrow leads to one being content and being released from any heavy sorrow weighing you down‚ a life which describes and explains the spread of this particular religion in China
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DBQ ESSAY In response to the spread of Buddhism in China‚ these documents reveal how some people preached about it in their sermons and spoke publicly about it. They reveal how people wrote articles explaining how Confucius was wiser than Buddha. Some people even praised it along with other religions to show how together they helped mend society and government. Documents one and two both show examples of people responding to the spread of Buddhism throughout China through sermons and public
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disagree that at the time of the Buddha‚ a very heterogeneous and actively developing religious culture flourished in India. This generally accepted historical reality proves that Buddhism was neither a protest against‚ or an offshoot of Hinduism (this view is even expressed for example in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica). Buddhism simply proved to be one of the more successful new schools of thought within a large variety of philosophies‚ especially after King Ashoka became a Buddhist in 297 BCE‚ and turned
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REL 2300 Fall 2013 Exam 2 (long essay) Buddhism is one of the oldest and most influential religions. Although it originated in East India‚ Buddha’s teachings are found all over the world. Especially in Asia‚ and has even spread to the west. Some of the most popular teachings of nonviolence‚ karma‚ liberation‚ and suffering may have served as foundations for the development of later religions. Such as we find in Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Shinto. Buddhism holds strong concepts‚ but has a flexible
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How Buddhism Has Changed Albert Einstein once said‚ “Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God‚ avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual‚ and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things‚ natural and spiritual‚ as a meaningful unity.” I though this quote was an interesting beginning into seeing how this ancient religion changed over the course of its existence
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DBQ: Buddhism in China After reviewing the given documents‚ it is clear that the response to Buddhism was positive at earlier time periods in China (220 CE – 570 CE) because there was political instability and disunity and as soon as the imperial structure was restored (570 CE)‚ the responses to Buddhism became generally negative. During the time of instability and disunity Scholars wrote about how they lived by the “Four Noble Truths” and how they accepted Buddhism even though it wasn’t talked
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Spread of Buddhism Although some elites in China found Buddhism to be important for the development of China between 220 CE and 570 CE‚ as time progressed through this period‚ Buddhism’s popularity seemed to decrease. Between 200 CE and 500 CE‚ scholars and the few followers of Buddhism seemed to have simply been trying to inform the people about Buddhism and they were attempting to gain popularity. Unfortunately‚ by around 819 CE‚ people seemed to have started disproving of Buddhism as China
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Post Mortem Care of Buddhism The Buddhists believed that body of a dead person should be removed with dignity and be treated properly out of respect for the memory of what the deceased person had done when he was alive. His past action (Karma) will determine what his future life will be. In Buddhism death is not being called to eternal rest to lie in the bosom of the creator god “but a continuation of a process in another form of life. As far as Buddhists are concerned‚ there should be no religious
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What are the beliefs and values of Buddhism? Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who is known as the Buddha‚ meaning the enlightened one. Buddhism originated in northern India and is the fourth largest religion of the world. However‚ Buddhism is more a philosophy or way of life other than a religion because unlike so many other religious traditions‚ Buddhism is founded on the teaching of a human being and not a god. Philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist’s believe
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As he continued talking‚ I began to appreciate some of the similarities of Buddhism and our roles and purpose as counselors. Zen Buddhism parallels the philosophy of counseling in so many ways. First off‚ the idea of being non-judgmental; accepting and appreciate the uniqueness of others. Secondly‚ to follow a path that does not tell people what to believe in; but shows them how to think‚ is all too similar in the counseling profession. Third‚ to understand and accept cultural diversity‚ differences
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