Responses to the Spread of Buddhism Although some elites in China found Buddhism to be important for the development of China between 220 CE and 570 CE‚ as time progressed through this period‚ Buddhism’s popularity seemed to decrease. Between 200 CE and 500 CE‚ scholars and the few followers of Buddhism seemed to have simply been trying to inform the people about Buddhism and they were attempting to gain popularity. Unfortunately‚ by around 819 CE‚ people seemed to have started disproving of
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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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write TWO body paragraphs to turn in a completed essay. Good Luck! DBQ: Spread of Buddhism in China: Sample Thesis #1: The people of China responded in different ways to the spread of Buddhism. While some defended the belief because it offered them comfort and justified sorrow
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DBQ -Spread of Buddhism in China 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 rejected Buddhism as a religion and solution to political and social problems. Still others remained indifferent‚ wishing they could meld the aspects of belief systems in China in order to create a unique Chinese culture. The people of China responded in different ways to the spread of
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The Spread of Buddhism in China DBQ - 11/18/13 Adam Almassri Buddhism started in India around the 16th century B.C.E.‚ and after a while diffused to China in the first century of C.E.. People slowly converted to it. Many chinese people felt differently about the new religion‚ and others felt it was better than the one existing‚ and better for China as a whole. They then began to encourage conversion of religions. Then there were those guys. They didn’t like Buddhism‚ they thought it was bad
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The spread of Buddhism in China 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. In documents two and five‚ a more positive light is shone on Buddhism. Buddhism spread in China because it gave a hope to people who only
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The Spread of Buddhism in China Buddhism was founded in India‚ and after the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. it gained many converts in China. While Buddhism was spreading there were different views towards it; some people wanted Buddhism to spread and be the main religion‚ some were against it‚ and still others were religiously tolerant but liked the idea of Buddhism. Many people supported the spread of Buddhism in China. “The Four Noble Truths” were the guidelines of Buddhism. These truths
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large movement or spread of controversial ideas will generate a huge variety of responses from people; both supporters and non supporters. With a glance at the information provided in the documents‚ it is evident that the spread of Buddhism from India to China was not an exception and had its own set of responses. Many Chinese scholars desired to extinguish this new spread of ideas and annihilate all traces of Buddhism in China‚ but others argued against this in support of Buddhism. The documents demonstrate
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There are multiple reasons why and how Buddhism spread in China. I feel that factors like‚ religion‚ politics‚ and social‚ played a major part in spreading Buddhism throughout China. The factors mentioned are usually a contributor in global changes and has definitely played its part in China’s adapting a new belief. Of course there were other reasons‚ like economic‚ that caused the people of China to gravitate to the Buddhist ways. People reconsidering their faith‚ due to many of life downfalls or
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Spread Of Buddhism In China Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. It is a religion that was founded in India in the sixth century BCE and was brought to China by the first century CE. When Buddhism was brought to China and it gradually won over converts‚ expanded throughout China‚ and influenced Chinese culture as we know it. In spite of Buddhism’s dissemination throughout China there were still Chinese people who didn’t convert
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