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    The Spread of Buddhism in China Buddhism was founded in India‚ and after the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. it gained many converts in China. While Buddhism was spreading there were different views towards it; some people wanted Buddhism to spread and be the main religion‚ some were against it‚ and still others were religiously tolerant but liked the idea of Buddhism. Many people supported the spread of Buddhism in China. “The Four Noble Truths” were the guidelines of Buddhism. These truths

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    DBQ -Spread of Buddhism in China As Buddhism spread from India to China beginning in the first century C.E.‚ it was met with mixed results. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and defended its policies while others rejected Buddhism as a religion and solution to political and social problems. Still others remained indifferent‚ wishing they could meld the aspects of belief systems in China in order to create a unique Chinese culture. The people of China responded in different ways to the spread of

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    Christianity and Islamic are two of the most popular religions in the world. Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions meaning that they believe in one God‚ The Trinity and Allah. Christians celebrate many ceremonies/holidays and Muslims pray 5 times a day. Christianity and Muslims have many similarities but also many differences. Christianity Beliefs: Christianity is a monotheistic religion which means that they only believe in one god. Christians beliefs about God indicate through

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    Buddhism vs. Christianity In the recent past‚ many people have become more interested in understanding the relationships between religions than ever before. The relationship between Buddhism and Christianity have been the center of interest among many scholars who strive to explore the differences and the similarities between the two faiths (Laughlin 78). The followers of Buddhism are Buddhists while the followers of Christianity are Christians. This paper will investigate how the two faiths are

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    and negative response to the spread of Buddhism in China. Over time the response became more and more negative than positive. People were getting used to the spread of Buddhism because they knew that it wasn’t going away anytime soon. The background information I was given explains that since China was unstable at this time Confucianism was on the decline which made Buddhism easier to rise. Document one does not really state a response to the spread of Buddhism in China. This document is just

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    undergo into a pilgrimage journey and the underlying motives as well as the reasoning behind their motives. After reading the scholarly article by Eleonore Villarrubia‚ “Catholic Pilgrimage: a Spiritual Journey”‚ “Pilgrimage and Faith: BuddhismChristianity‚ and Islam” and

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    Assignment 2 Examine the moral values in IslamChristianity‚ Hinduism and Confucianism which has formed the basis for human behavior. Give specific examples. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Moral values serve as standards of right and wrong for people‚ guiding their decisions and actions. Moral values also determine what people value and how they express this in their lives. People learn moral values from religions‚ governments‚ and

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    A community‚ a system of belief‚ a tradition and a way of life- Catholicism and Theravada Buddhism are all of these and many more. There are many affinities between Theravada Buddhism and Catholicism‚ but each tradition is marked with its own unique origins. Thus it is valuable to explore Buddhist rituals‚ practices‚ ethics and morals comparatively to those Catholic‚ but equally important to examine those features that are uniquely their own religion. Every religion that strives to achieve its

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    Buddhism emerged from Hinduism‚ which comes from India. There was dissatisfaction among the Vaishya caste‚ who spoke out against the inequality of the Hindu caste system and the corruption and power that the Brahmin caste held. Buddhism’s roots began in northeastern India and spread to the Northwest when it received support from the Mauryan emperor Asoka‚ who sent monks to spread the Buddha’s teachings. Eventually‚ the religion spread to Central Asia and China between the first and third centuries

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    not believe in any. On the contrary‚ the religions that popped out the most were none other than Buddhism and Christianity. Buddhism is a belief of finding peace‚ while Christianity is a belief in a god‚ however even though they are different in numerous ways‚ it is still something that is apart of this world’s culture. It’s apart of multiple cultures. To begin with‚ my first choice was Buddhism. Additionally‚ the origin date for this is around the fifth century BCE; the place where this first

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