grow in China. Based on these documents‚ there were two distinct responses China had do to control the spread of Buddhism. Firstly‚ they needed support from Chinese scholars and citizens and secondly disdain towards it from those in direct power of China. Part of the reason Buddhism spread was because it was a missionary religion. Many educated Chinese supported the religion as they created written records highlighting the appealing aspects of the religion.Those in direct control over China showed
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Buddhism Report Buddhism had a good effect in many countries. It was a religion of peace. Buddhists did not attack members of other religions. The main aim of Buddhism was to show each person how to lead a better life. As a result of the influence of Buddhism‚ rulers and people built temples‚ schools‚ monasteries‚ roads‚ bridges‚ hospitals‚ universities and parks. Buddhism helped improve education. Monks could teach people about mathematics building‚ farming‚ medicine and other subjects. Buddhist
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in Hinduism and is an integral part of Hinduism and Indian culture. This is just one of the many interesting things I’ve learnt about Asian religions. Another major Asian religion studied in this class is Buddhism. This religion was also originally an Indian religion but later spread to China‚ Japan and many other countries in the world. This religious movement was started by a man named Siddhartha Gautama‚ entitled the Buddha who lived
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Short Writing Assignment # 2 Topic: The Spread of Religions 11/20/2011 Question 1: How did Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far from their origins? Answer 1: Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world by use of four common practices. Missionaries spread the faith to new areas. These missionaries adapted their message to the existing culture of the area and adopted elements of existing religious traditions. Pilgrimage
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Christianity and Buddhism Similarities between the rise and spread of Buddhism and Christianity include their spread over trade routes‚ their appeal to the lower class‚ they were born from another religion‚ and they were spread by missionaries. Differences between the rise and spread of Buddhism and Christianity include their overcoming of violent persecution‚ and Christianity becoming a power structure. Similarities between the rise and spread of Buddhism and Christianity include their spread over trade
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Buddhism Maria Alanis‚ Margery Denton- Thompson‚ Crystal Lenden‚ Diane Freeman-Sims‚ Dorothy Stewart REL 133 September 26‚ 2012 Rachelle Brown Buddhism Buddhism is different from many religions‚ they do not believe in a god. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama he was also known as the Buddha. Buddha was believed to found the path to enlightenment. Buddhist believed that Buddha saw the truth on how the world really was. Buddhist also believes that Buddha was not a god he was a regular
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Cultural interaction in religion: How does Buddhism impact other aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of
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I. Table of contents II. Introduction China‚ as one of the most important economic entities in the world‚ plays a pivotal role. Because of its special economic system form and its creative economic system transition‚ China gets an impressive economic growth. China fixes whole worlds’ people’s eyes upon it. As we all know that‚ from 1970’s to 1980’s there was a significant change in Chinese economic history. The economic system changed from socialist planned economy to socialist
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BUDDHISM Brief History Meaning: System taught by the Buddha Founded In: 6th Century BC Place founded: North India Founder: Siddhartha Gautama ("the Buddha-the enlighten one")‚ an Indian prince Followers: 376 million Size: Fourth largest religion in the world Main locations: China‚ Japan‚ Korea and Southeast Asia Main Sects: Theravada and Mahayana Sacred texts: Pali Canon (Tripitaka)‚ numerous Mahayana sutras Original language: Pali Spiritual leader: Monk (lama in Tibetan Buddhism)
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Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must
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