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Buddhism, founded in India in the sixth century BCE, was rising in popularity among many peoples and eventually spread to China by the first century BCE. In China, Buddhism was faced with many mixed opinions. Some looked to it as truth and comfort and thought it was a good impact on society, others attacked the religion and accused it of being barbaric and a disturbance, and others tried to blend the new uprising religion with China’s existing philosophies.…
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After analyzing the documents I was given, I believe there is both a positive and negative response to the spread of Buddhism in China. Over time the response became more and more negative than positive. People were getting used to the spread of Buddhism because they knew that it wasn’t going away anytime soon. The background information I was given explains that since China was unstable at this time Confucianism was on the decline which made Buddhism easier to rise.…
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Buddhism was first introduced to China in the first century C.E., a few centuries after it was first introduced in India. As expected, it was met with mixed results; some criticized it to the point of blaming it for the country’s social and political problems, some defended its beliefs and followed it without hesitation, and yet others remained pretty indifferent and wished to meld Buddhism with other religions and create a unique culture.…
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Buddhism, originally from India, was widely accepted at first because of it power to diminish the caste system. Buddhism gained most of its popularity during 220 CE and 570 CE after the downfall of the Han Dynasty. Once power was regained though it can easily be understood why people in the upper class began to disapprove of the new religion. While the Chinese initially accepted Buddhism into their culture during a down fall of the dynastic rule, once power was regained many began to point out the lack of Buddhism in historical text and supposed negative effect it was having on the Chinese people. An additional document from the perspective of an underclass citizen who converted to Buddhism would be more helpful in understanding the overall appeal that people had to Buddhism.…
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When Buddhism spread from India to China many different opinions were voiced. Although many people began to gradually convert to it, others felt differently about the new religion. Opinions fluctuated often with some people feeling that Buddhism would be good for the society, to bring the people together in a time of suffering, and others demanding that it be shunned for corrupting the people with foreign ways.…
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Buddhism in China was popular to some, but not to all. Here are many reasons as to why Buddhism spread as far as it did and why it did not spread farther. Even though Buddhism brought some order to China and did provide a little hope, it did not align with Chinese culture, and the Chinese people are very culturally centered.…
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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 and disunity or the war and rebellion state. After the spread of Buddhism, the imperial structure was finally restored. It’s clearly shown that Buddhism actually brought good things to happen which caused China to restore, however, the Tang dynasty especially the confucians didn’t appreciate it.…
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Although the fall of The Han and subsequent need for consolation beyond Confucianism led to the spread of Buddhism, it was met with mixed reactions. Being a religion of salvation it was popular with the ordinary citizens, but governments or groups seeking order opposed its unorganized guidelines. Therefore, Buddhism spread greatly during the period of the warring states, when there was no order and there was a need for salvation among the Chinese people.…
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Buddhism was founded in India and brought to China centuries after its founding. It slowly spread after the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. after that the religion continued to spread over the course of many years. The spread of Buddhism in China was during a period of disunity for China. It provided hope for some. However not all were excited for this new practice entering their homeland. Many chinese Scholars and even Tang Emperor Wu had some strong things to say about of the spread of Buddhism was helpful and hurtful to the chinese people.…
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The simple idea of introducing a new religion to society always has positive and negative affects. For example, the concept 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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As Buddhism spread from India to China beginning in the first century C. E., it was met with mixed results. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and defended its policies while others scrutinized Buddhism’s absence from past texts and used it as a scapegoat for political and social problems. Still others remained indifferent, wishing to meld the aspects of belief systems in China to create a unique Chinese culture. Documents 2 and 3 defend and support Buddhism in China, while documents 4 and 6 scrutinize it and discourage its spread. Documents 1 and 5 neither encourage nor discourage the religion’s spread, but provide a third perspective on how it should be dealt with. An additional document that shows the actual numbers of converts to Buddhism during this time, preferably in a graph, would be useful in determining whether or not the worries of the authors in documents against Buddhism were grounded.…
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The people of Rome began to follow Christianity, a religion in which some of the morals were for everyone to be peaceful and kind. These morals encouraged the citizens of Rome not to join the army because they believed they should instead focus on religion and giving their money to the church, another feature that Christianity encouraged of followers (Document 6). In China, the government began to support Buddhism, though little did they know that this would lead to their downfall. Buddha was known for abandoning all rule and his parents to reach enlightenment. This went against all Chinese morals of respect for one’s parents; instead this encouraged one to be on their own, not pay taxes, and abandon one’s family (Document 4).…
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Negativity 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 because it originated in India, it has a bad effect on the economy since the monks and nuns do nothing but wait to be fed and clothed, and it is evil making the people evil. Emperor Wu disfavors Buddhism and believes it should be abolished…
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