and Buddhism are two religions that began a long time ago. Hinduism started 4000 year ago by the Aryans. Siddhartha Gautama began his quest around the 6th century BC. About 200 BC‚ Hinduism originated near the Indus River in modern Pakistan. Buddhism began 2‚500 years ago. Hinduism religion is practiced today in Indian Subcontinent‚ Malaysia‚ United Kingdom‚ Fiji ‚ and more. But‚ for the Buddhism religion‚ they mainly practice in China‚ Burma‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Buhtan. Buddhism and Hinduism
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The responses to the spread of Buddhism in China vary in many ways. Some rejecting the spread‚ while others supporting it‚ either way‚ it spread quickly and effectively. Even though the majority rejected Buddhism‚ it did not stay that way for long. In the beginning of its spread‚ Buddhism was not accepted very much. As stated by Han Yu‚ a Confucian scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Buddhist ways differed very much from the Chinese traditional ways. For example‚ Han Yu stated that
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Buddhism DBQ While there were many positive reactions to the spread of Buddhism‚ such as Zong Mi‚ A Buddhist scholar‚ discussing the perfect society created Buddhism‚ there were also many negative responses (Doc. 5). Han Yu‚ for example‚ was a Confucian scholar who believed Buddhism would weaken the government (Doc. 4). As Buddhism spread‚ many scholars and government officials had positive comments. Chinese scholar‚ Zhi Dun speaks in favor of Buddhism when discussing Nirvana and the steps one
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towards Buddhism were brought up more when China restored their imperial structure after 570 C.E.. In 819 C.E. Han Yu spoke up about how evil Buddhism can be and how it can cause the people to do whatever they please. His statement was aiming towards the Emperor of the Tang dynasty as he hopes the emperor will address the controversy with Buddhism and put an end to this belief. (Document 4) Tang Emperor Wu gave his response to Buddhism in 845 C.E. saying that Buddhism destroys the Chinese culture
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Group 1 - Buddhism brought Chinese people good things and there are people who like Buddhism during the period of instability and disunity which Buddhism was spreading and gaining popularity Doc 1‚ Doc 4‚ Doc 6 Group 2 - Confucians in China and the Tang dynasty didn’t like Buddhism - Doc 2‚ Doc 3‚ Doc 4‚ Doc 5 When Buddhism which was spreaded by southernization in the first century‚ was gaining popularity in China during about 220 CE to 570 CE‚ which was when China experienced a period of instability
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While Chinese at first acknowledged Buddhism and shielded its arrangements‚ throughout the hundreds of years others progressively investigated Buddhism’s nonattendance from past writings and utilized it as a substitute for political and social issues. At the point when there was no domain to uphold laws‚ Buddhism picked up ubiquity‚ yet after majestic power reemerged‚ Buddhism confronted mounting restriction. An extra record that demonstrates the genuine quantities of believers to Buddhism amid this
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Buddhism in Modern Chinese Culture Buddhism has existed for thousands of years and still has a profound influence on Chinese culture today despite the continued illegality of some religious belief and practice in China. This is most profoundly represented in the existence of the Falun Gong and the communist government’s crackdown on the organization and its rising popularity. Although pronounced and dramatic in relevance to the Falun Gong there are many other aspects of Chinese society and culture
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of spreading Buddhism from its origin‚ India‚ had developed both criticism and support. The spread of Buddhism happened quite quickly in China and the Chinese responded in one of two ways. They were either interested in Buddhism because of its teachings or they thought it was a barbaric thing. To analyze the overall feelings in China‚ we must understand and explain why many people were attracted to Buddhism(group 1)‚ and we must understand why some people despised the spread of Buddhism(group 2).
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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‚ the way of life appealed to the people. Although many officials
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8/29/13 Kali‚ Alexis‚ and Bryan. Both Buddhism and Christianity from their origins to the sixth century C.E. had similarities in that the diffusion was attributed through missionary work and conquest. Meanwhile‚ Christianity spread through the down fall of Rome and Buddhism spread by Ashoka who sent monks to share the teachings of the Buddha. Christianity and Buddhism both spread through missionaries. Specifically‚ Buddhism‚ towards part of South and Southeast Asia and‚ Christianity
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