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Comparing Buddhism In China, Japan, And Southeast Asia

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Buddhism Buddhism is a religion that is only concerned with the goal of saving yourself and others from the suffering by acquiring Nirvana. The creator of the universe is not an external being but your own Krama. Siddharta Gautama also known as Buddha founded this religion in 520 BC in India. Buddhism is a polytheistic religion that is based on the teaching of Buddha. He taught nothing is permanent in life. Its religious symbol is a wheel. This symbol is the Dharma or “wheel of law.” The Dharma represents the endless cycle of samsara or rebirth. There are about 360 million people practicing Buddhism worldwide. China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia are countries that this religion has had a major impact on. In the early period the Chinese government mad a massive effort to destroy this religion in these three regions nevertheless it is clear today that this expended nationwide. Combined together Buddhism is ranked the fourth largest world religion from …show more content…

Buddhism has many sacred scriptures; the Tripitaka is their most important piece of text in this religion. Buddhist scared house of worship is the Temple as well. However their worshiping consists of meditation. Meditations, devotion to deities are vital parts of a Buddhist daily life. Just like in Hinduism, Buddhist believes in reincarnation after death. They also believe that reincarnation cannot be reach until enlightenment is gained. There are many specific sacred days that are set aside for worshiping. The New Year is celebrated for three days. Vesak is the birthday of Buddha. Dharma day is where people gather to witness the turning of the wheel of Dharma. Observance Days are four traditional monthly holy days. Every year in Aug a scared procession in the temple is held

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Buddhism in China DBQ A little before the Tang dynasty there was the Han dynasty where Confucianism was a staple of daily life and government. When the Han dynasty dissolved and the Tang dynasty took authority. Buddhism began to spread widely all over China. Buddhism was met with all types of responses: some saw buddhism as a threat to Confucian family values, while some saw Buddhism as a way to disregard worldly pleasures and luxuries that would only bring them harm, and lastly some mixed on the concept of Buddhism had an issue with the ascetic lifestyle led by its followers. One of the responses to Buddhism in China was that it was thought that Buddhism was a threat to Confucian family values.

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The religion of Buddhism first appeared in India during the sixth century B.C.E and its teachings migrated to China by the first century C.E., gradually winning over the Chinese people following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. Buddhist influence continued its expansion in China for several centuries. Throughout Chinese history, China reacted to the spread of Buddhism within its empire in several ways: some valued its policies for their implications in Chinese culture, others condemned Buddhist ideals for not being original to the empire, while many remained indifferent towards Buddhism and its spread. Support for the spread of Buddhism became most evident among Chinese scholars. An anonymous scholar believed that the old Confucian philosophies of China were nothing in comparison to the greatness of Buddhism, even going as far as to compare the sages to the Buddha as swallows to a phoenix (document 3). Additionally, he admires the dedication that the Buddhist monks showed; the monks enjoyed the act of living and inaction, freeing themselves from worldly pleasure.

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DBQ 2004: Responses to Buddhism in China In Tang China, Buddhism was seen by some as a peaceful and honorable religion that would improve China, while others met it with scorn, denouncing it as an evil faith that threatened traditional Chinese or Confucianism values. Some Chinese scholars and officials praised Buddhism for its focus on peace, enlightenment and the curbing of the desires in an effort to reduce suffering in the world.

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Following the fall of the Han dynasty came the decline of practicers of the Confucian philosophy because of the downfall of the elite class and a centralized government. Buddhism, a religion with it’s roots from north India, has found its presence in China during the time when trade, along the silk roads, was crucial in all parts of Eurasia. Although the spread of Buddhism in China was greeted with devotion from new converts who supported the religion by spreading it and combining their cultures with the religion, it also was rejected by the ruling elite who opposed the spread of the religion that impacted China for the next following centuries.

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There are several ways in which religion could affect the lives of its’ followers. Hinduism and Buddhism are both good examples of religions that prove this theory. Despite their similarities and differences in beliefs, both religions hold in common the impaction of religion upon their believers’ lives. Hinduism is a belief system that originated in India. Hindus believe in reincarnation, or the rebirth of the soul.

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Buddhism is a religion born in India 563 B.C. with Siddhartha as there founder. the basic beliefs are the 4 noble truths (Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, and Marga). Like document 6 says noble truth one (Dukkha) "birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering etc." In noble truth four (Marga) says "right intention, right action, right effort ect." Which means if you are suffering in some type of way you stop it by doing something right.

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The introduction of Buddhism to China started off well, most openly accepted the foreign religion and it continued to thrive for centuries. Until the lack of an empire and laws plagued individuals minds. Other religions with a strong imperial structure, such as Confucianism, rose to support the growing number of negative minds. Buddhism was spread by Buddhist missionaries from India into China during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). It was, at first, confined to only the higher status individuals, like aristocrats and Chinese royalty.

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The statue in the image shows the importance that Buddhism had on the society where they worshiped Buddha and his teachings.

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Buddhism is a religion that educate and guide an individual’s perception of the world. This perception comes with the three marks of reality. Mark number one is change. According to Buddhism, the world undergoes constant change. These changes can be gradual or sudden and ties directly into the second teaching which is there is no permanent identity.

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Buddhism is a religion that has been under pressure for hundreds of years. Specifically in China, the acceptance of the religion was a hard, long battle that formed demise and refute amongst the society. Emperors, Scholars, and even anonymous Chinese writers voiced their opinions for and against Buddhism. Many controversial arguments are held today. Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty (845 C.E.), did not respect Buddhism as a religion.

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Education without Buddhism taught how be a benevolent ruler. The Buddha teaches that eliminating human desire (the root of suffering) will result in a good afterlife, and Zhi Dun claims that in the afterlife, the spirit will be enlightened and achieve nirvana. The Buddha was an elite male, originating from India, with a pessimistic view on life and suffering. He wrote document #1 in 500 B.C.E, at the time of Buddhism’s rising, to teach Buddhist ways for everyone in society. With an instructing and sympathetic tone, document #1 explains the steps required to achieve nirvana.

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Buddhism has a lot more followers they have over 300 million and Judaism has like 15 million. Buddhism was found in 500 b.c. and Judaism was found in 1300 b.c. So now that you have read your essay I hope you have learned more from the religions Buddhism and Judaism. These are two very different religions and they are very old.

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Key points about Buddhism • Buddhist people typically believe in reincarnation and the afterlife. It is believed that people learn lessons during each life and that they should have better conduct in each life until they reach what is known as “Nirvana.” Five key principles of Buddhism: • Forbid killing or harming any living things. • To not steal or take anything that is not given freely.

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Zong Mi, a leading Buddhist scholar defends Buddhism by praising it as it was established “according to the demands of the age and the needs of various beings” during a time of need. (Doc 5) Also, in Zong Mi’s defense of Buddhism he is careful not to criticize Confucianism or Daoism as to avoid angering Emperor Wu after his revival of the imperial structure, instead he calls the founder’s of these religions “perfect sages.” (Doc 5) On the other hand, the Buddha simply lays out the basic principles of how to achieve nirvana in the Buddhist tradition of “The Four Noble Truths.”

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Inspired by Buddhism, dedicated monks of the two countries overcame all conceivable perils and hardships and succeeded in linking the two civilizations for one thousand years since the time of Christ. After its introduction in China, Buddhism was embraced and localized, becoming an integrated part of Chinese civilization. The great value of Buddhism in Chinese civilization can never be overemphasized. Before the introduction of Buddhism, Chinese civilization was isolated by geographical location, with no communication with other major civilizations. The introduction of Buddhism marks the first step of Chinese civilization's interaction with the outside world.

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