Response To Buddhism Dbq Essay
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ADDRESSED/UNDERSTOOD
INTRODUCTION
Although Chinese scholars and Buddhists embraced Buddhism into China as it gave a sense of equality and comfort, others essentially responded toward this religion with negative disapproval and was seen as a threat. However, Confucian scholars and Emperors evidently show a more fair minded response toward Buddhism.
COMPARE
Buddhism was greatly praised and welcomed into china as it was brought by the first century. The influence of Buddhism gradually gained converts over time and was supported by Buddha and Chinese scholars.{topic sentence} Buddha highly welcomes this religion, though as a Buddhist who …show more content…
Anonymous Chinese Scholar presents his argument against Buddhism as a sense of a barbarian cult and is therefore evil. (Doc 4)
Although Buddhism was responded with disapproval by chinese scholars , Emperors such as Emperor Wu also contribute toward the negative responses of Buddhism. Emperor Wu defense of Buddhism reflects the abolishment of Buddhism as it was foreign and destroyed families. (Doc 6) However, Emperor Wu’s implication that Buddhism outshine the imperial palace suggests that he was jealous of Buddhism gaining wealth, converts, and the possibility that Buddhism can outshine his own palace.( Doc 6)
NEUTRAL While the influence of Buddhism brought negative and positive responses from Chinese and Confucian scholars, Emperors, and Buddhists, it also brought an unbiased response toward Buddhism from Buddhist and Chinese scholars. An Anonymous Chinese scholar presents an unbiased response with the use of questions and answers.( Doc3) Although the scholar establishes a set of questions and answers that give a guide to defend buddhism against HOSTILE questions, he shows a sense of coexistence between Buddhism and COnfucianism. ( Doc 3) In addition, Zong MI, a Buddhist scholar also shares his unbiased response toward Confucius, Laozi, and Buddha. H e aARGUES for equality of all the philosophies as well as emphazies that they all lead to
EVIDENCE: analyze do not summarize quotes
ADDRESSED/UNDERSTOOD
INTRODUCTION
Although Chinese scholars and Buddhists embraced Buddhism into China as it gave a sense of equality and comfort, others essentially responded toward this religion with negative disapproval and was seen as a threat. However, Confucian scholars and Emperors evidently show a more fair minded response toward Buddhism.
COMPARE
Buddhism was greatly praised and welcomed into china as it was brought by the first century. The influence of Buddhism gradually gained converts over time and was supported by Buddha and Chinese scholars.{topic sentence} Buddha highly welcomes this religion, though as a Buddhist who …show more content…
Anonymous Chinese Scholar presents his argument against Buddhism as a sense of a barbarian cult and is therefore evil. (Doc 4)
Although Buddhism was responded with disapproval by chinese scholars , Emperors such as Emperor Wu also contribute toward the negative responses of Buddhism. Emperor Wu defense of Buddhism reflects the abolishment of Buddhism as it was foreign and destroyed families. (Doc 6) However, Emperor Wu’s implication that Buddhism outshine the imperial palace suggests that he was jealous of Buddhism gaining wealth, converts, and the possibility that Buddhism can outshine his own palace.( Doc 6)
NEUTRAL While the influence of Buddhism brought negative and positive responses from Chinese and Confucian scholars, Emperors, and Buddhists, it also brought an unbiased response toward Buddhism from Buddhist and Chinese scholars. An Anonymous Chinese scholar presents an unbiased response with the use of questions and answers.( Doc3) Although the scholar establishes a set of questions and answers that give a guide to defend buddhism against HOSTILE questions, he shows a sense of coexistence between Buddhism and COnfucianism. ( Doc 3) In addition, Zong MI, a Buddhist scholar also shares his unbiased response toward Confucius, Laozi, and Buddha. H e aARGUES for equality of all the philosophies as well as emphazies that they all lead to