DBQ- Buddhism When Buddhism first began to spread into china‚ reactions were mixed. While many people supported the idea‚ others were neutral‚ and a large number opposed Buddhism’s growing popularity. The opinions on the spread were not always cultural; many had underlying political origins. Those that supported this idea were typically those left without rights by the old Confucian ideals or people who were looking for an alternate for Confucianism. Some reacted neutrally so as to gain the favor
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Comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism Jasmin Ponce-Hall Professor Eric Speir World Religions May 6‚ 2014 Hinduism and Buddhism are two religions that I have found to be very interesting to me since I’ve started this course. In the following paragraphs I will explain the cultural and geographical origins of each. I will explain in detail‚ a few of their religious practices and an example of how they are practiced in our world today. Hinduism originated on the Indian subcontinent
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There were multiple changes and similarities from the time of the Warring States period to the time of the Mongols and the Yuang Dynasty. There were changes between politics and government‚ but also some similarities that helped China grow while also not maintaining the same structures that were successful‚ but did not prevail forever‚ because change was needed. From the Qin‚ Han‚ Sui‚ Tang‚ Song‚ and Yuang dynasties‚ many differences occurred in government and education structures while also maintaining
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The Influence of Chinese Culture on Buddhism Buddhism was originally developed in India and brought to China over the silk road‚ and later to some extent through southeast Asia around the first century A.D.. This was during a time when the then reigning Han dynasty was in a state of chaos and Confucianism was being discredited by some intellectuals. The Chinese people therefore came to identify Confucianism with the failing dynasty‚ and sought a new ideology to take place of stale Confucian thinking
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Between 600 BCE and 600 CE‚ universal religions in Asia and the Mediterranean‚ particularly Christianity and Buddhism‚ both spread through trade networks‚ but emerged with diverging ideologies and through different founders and religious leaders. Both Christianity and Buddhism were constantly evolving religions that had missionaries and pilgrims that traveled long distances to share their beliefs. The Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Maritime System proved to be trade routes that not only shared
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Final HIS 111 Rise of Buddhism: The originator of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama. He started out as a prince of the Sakya Republic in the Himalayan foothills. At age 29 he left his life of privileged and began to learn under different paths of Vedic schools. In his journey he experienced a great deal of human suffering and he began to teach Buddhism. Buddhism had a great influence on the inhabitants of India during 260 BCE‚ when Ashoka converted to Buddhism. The end goal was for the top of the
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Asian Behavior and Thought 10/16/12 Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism 1. What are the four sublime states? 1. Boundless love is related to friendliness. Buddhists cultivate love that is unconditioned and unlimited‚ based on the knowledge that all are one in the ocean of love. 2. Boundless compassion is the intense fellow feeling one should have for all living beings who suffer through pain‚ anxiety‚ ignorance and illusion. 3. Sympathetic joy- moves one to seek out happiness
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Buddhism and Hinduism both became popular in Ancient India during the Mauryan Empire‚ probably due to the idea that one could achieve perfection and escape their worldly troubles. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state enlightenment and a belief in nonviolence‚ but Hinduism has many gods and a rigid caste system‚ while Buddhism is more free‚ rejecting the caste system and the idea of gods. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state of enlightenment. In Buddhism‚ this state of enlightenment is referred
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Women in Buddhism In a majority of ancient India‚ women were treated with the same amount of disregard and disdain that they were in most other areas in the world. Women were viewed as a thing in which the title of property could be attached to‚ and they were typically the accessory to men. For the most part‚ women were basically seen as inferior to men. Most religions at this time had the same views. Certain fanatical religious cults have also prevented women from reading religious scriptures
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The spread of Islam transformed African societies and what survived culturally from before Islamic influence. The expansion of Islam had some key people involved in the spread of the new religion. One of the most important of the cultural effects was the change of some African states to Islam. The arrival of Europeans in the 15th century further shaped the relationship of Africa to a wider world. Between 600 A.D. and 1500 C.E.‚ contacts between Africa and other civilizations strengthened. Islam
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