Richard Render 10/8/10 WRI – 1100 Prof. Syedullah Shinto vs Buddhism In Japan‚ the people are of such a type that they are bred to hold honor in high regard‚ yet in the same instance‚ maintain a constant air of selflessness in every aspect of their lives. The majority of the Japanese people practice not only their native Shinto‚ but also the adopted Buddhism. While these two concepts have their fair share of similarities‚ the list of differences is rather long. Each of these differences lie
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differences and similarities. Throughout this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting several traditional religions with the religion of Buddhism which will be my main focus. Dating back to 6th century BC‚ Buddhism is the world’s fourth largest religion with approximately 250 to 500 million adherents. In this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting Buddhism with Hinduism; the world’s third largest religion‚ and Christianity; the world’s largest religion. First I will begin with Hinduism. Hinduism
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Buddhism was spread to China through the trade routes that went through Central Asia and Southeast Asia. A large portion of the Indian merchants were Buddhists. The Buddhist bodhisattva was portrayed as an enlightened saint for the merchants. The bodhisattva would be there for the merchants to protect them from danger and would give them courage for their long voyages. Since the Buddhists monks were not there with the Buddhist merchants on their voyages the bodhisattva was there to protect them.
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Spread of Buddhism in China DBQ From the Han dynasty to the Song Dynasty‚ there were several different views of Buddhism in China. You can see the different reactions through the documents given showing that there are those that oppose it‚ those that accept it‚ and those that believe in religious purism. From the 1st century to the 9th century‚ the diffusion of Buddhism to China provoked a harsh reaction by high ranking Confucian scholars. The Rejection of Buddhism stems from the foreign nature
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which evolved into ancestral worship‚ then to polytheism‚ and lastly into monotheism. Monotheism in the form of Christianity is the largest religion of the modern world‚ and it has similar beliefs to other world religions such as Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are similar because both religions teach about the equality of people and that making good choices reflects the positive teachings of that religion. They are also similar in how they formed‚ as both broke off from another religion
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Wiccanism and Buddhism are viewed as tremendously different religions‚ although they are realistically similar to each other. However‚ they do have some differences such as who they pray to. These religions have different branches within their religion. Buddhism has Theravada and Mahayana and Wiccanism includes Hereditary as well as Traditionalist.(“Basics of Buddhism”‚ Fox 1). A multitude of different concepts are celebrated‚ while Buddhism focuses on respecting oneself and others‚ Wicca focuses
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Women and Buddhism As a religion‚ Buddhism has a great impact on women‚ especially Asian women. Theravadan Buddhism‚ which is the early stage of Buddhism‚ depreciates women by a theory called “Five Blocks”. However‚ Buddhism started to affect women in a positive way when Buddha raised several doctrines and explained the theory in a more proper way. The “Five Blocks” theory can be summarized as women can’t achieve enlightenment because women are weak‚ jealous‚ annoying‚ desiring and having more
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Buddhism began as part of the Hinduism religion and then the creator of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ decided to split from Hinduism religion and form his own religious system. It was when he received his four visions‚ that’s when Gautama decided to leave his life of comfort and ultimately find the true meaning of life through endless meditation‚ fasting and wandering about the world alone which then created a following before and after his death to follow his teaching of how to reach a state of
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great natural sanctity in India have become shrines and pilgrim destinations. The key turning points in the evolution of Buddhism were having a founder‚ renouncing the hereditary caste system‚ and renouncing the supremacy of the brahmin priests. The key elements in the competition between Hinduism and Buddhism are the Hindus believing in the caste system and brahmin priests‚ Buddhism having a founder‚ a set of originating scriptures‚ and an order of monks. Both religions and governments have been historically
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evidence that both Buddhism and Hinduism were supported by Indian rulers‚ regardless of the rulers’ own religious identities. Buddhist kings continued to revere Hindu deities and teachers‚ and many Buddhist temples were built under the patronage of Hindu rulers. This was because never has Buddhism been considered an alien religion to that of Hinduism in India‚ but as only one of the many strains of Hinduism. Kalidas’ work shows the ascension of Hinduism at the expense of Buddhism. By the eighth century
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