Pro Buddhism Dbq Essay
Please print out the following documents and group them in a meaningful way and create an outline to tackle your essay.
In addition to that write out your thesis and identify a missing voice.
I encourage you to fully complete this essay.
Outline
Document 1 :
- Original teachings of Buddhism
- Said by the Buddha, no bias
Document 2 :
- Pro Buddhism
- Zhi Dun, Chinese scholar, bias upper class
- time period when China was under invasion
Document 3 :
- Pro Buddhism
- Another scholar, biased
- Compares Buddhism to Confucianism positively
Document 4 :
- Con Buddhism
- Confucian scholar, biased
- Criticizes Buddhism, saying it defies Confucian beliefs
Document 5 :
- Buddhist Scholar, biased
- Neutral perspective
Document 6 :
- Con Buddhism
- Tang emperor, biased
Documents 2 and 3 are for Buddhism
Documents 4 and 6 are against Buddhism
Documents 1 and 5 are neutral, where they do not enforce or criticize Buddhism.
Essay
Buddhism started out in India when the Buddha introduced it. Over time, Buddhism travelled to China and it was interpreted differently. Many people adopted it as a means of salvation and peace, while others rejected it and blamed it for …show more content…
So, many Chinese officials looked to preserve Confucianism and enforce it. They did not want to replace a faith, centuries old, by a new culture not even developed in China. Document 4, by a Confucian scholar, criticized Buddhism for developing from a barbarian man who was from a different nation. He supports his claim by stating that Buddhism knows nothing of the ancient Chinese kings and defies ancient Confucian beliefs. In Document 6, Tang emperor Wu also supports this claim. He mentions that Buddhism was never heard of before the Han dynasty. He puts down Buddhism by saying that it depletes China's precious resources and destroys the ancient Confucian
In addition to that write out your thesis and identify a missing voice.
I encourage you to fully complete this essay.
Outline
Document 1 :
- Original teachings of Buddhism
- Said by the Buddha, no bias
Document 2 :
- Pro Buddhism
- Zhi Dun, Chinese scholar, bias upper class
- time period when China was under invasion
Document 3 :
- Pro Buddhism
- Another scholar, biased
- Compares Buddhism to Confucianism positively
Document 4 :
- Con Buddhism
- Confucian scholar, biased
- Criticizes Buddhism, saying it defies Confucian beliefs
Document 5 :
- Buddhist Scholar, biased
- Neutral perspective
Document 6 :
- Con Buddhism
- Tang emperor, biased
Documents 2 and 3 are for Buddhism
Documents 4 and 6 are against Buddhism
Documents 1 and 5 are neutral, where they do not enforce or criticize Buddhism.
Essay
Buddhism started out in India when the Buddha introduced it. Over time, Buddhism travelled to China and it was interpreted differently. Many people adopted it as a means of salvation and peace, while others rejected it and blamed it for …show more content…
So, many Chinese officials looked to preserve Confucianism and enforce it. They did not want to replace a faith, centuries old, by a new culture not even developed in China. Document 4, by a Confucian scholar, criticized Buddhism for developing from a barbarian man who was from a different nation. He supports his claim by stating that Buddhism knows nothing of the ancient Chinese kings and defies ancient Confucian beliefs. In Document 6, Tang emperor Wu also supports this claim. He mentions that Buddhism was never heard of before the Han dynasty. He puts down Buddhism by saying that it depletes China's precious resources and destroys the ancient Confucian