Thich Nhat Hanh showed me that the concepts of Buddhism and Christianity are similar because both religions strongly believe that one person is their savor. The story of how Buddha is born is born in told in such a beautiful light as he was born out of his mother side. This was different from the story of how Jesus was born because Mary gave birth to Jesus
With a flourishing economy and population came the emergence of religions. A prominent religion that had been established is Buddhism. Buddhism was spread through use of trade networks, and had spoken of morality, and the importance of understanding. Buddhism was preached through the use of a familiar idea of Daoism, and prospered because of its popularity. The presence of Buddhism had influenced Confucianism to form Neo-Confucianism, which payed attention to issues of daily life.
Religions have greatly shaped their followers' lives by their origin stories, societal teachings, and tone in their writings. Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are different in their attitudes and creation stories, but similar in their social impacts. %Origin In the Islam, Hindu, and Buddhism beliefs and teachings, they differ in the number of gods worshiped and origin of life. In the Five Pillars of Faith, the Shahadat duty requires that "A Muslim must acknowledge that 'There is no God but Allah...'".
Buddhism, initially widely accepted in China over the centuries has been criticized. Rather than having a positive effect, Buddhism has been condemned due to its “barbaric” nature in comparison to Confucianism. Buddhism was a faith that has been deemed as an outcast due to it only being recently adopted in China. Before Buddhism, Confucianism was the religion that dominated from 206-220 BC, originating in China by a Chinese philosopher known as Confucius. Buddhism is a universal religion that originated during the 6th century BC in India and was practiced in various regions, and came to prevail in China due to the fall of the Han Dynasty; China, lacking political structure, turned towards Buddhism.
Confucianism is the philosophy that would be the most stable comparing to Legalism and Daoism. First of all, the goal of Confucianism was to have a society that was peaceful and just. This means that Confucius wasn't a violent man. It shows that he wanted peace. His purpose wasn't to rule everything around him; it was the complete opposite.
Relying on others to tell someone what to do and how to live is not living. Montag, the main character, is first like everyone else in his society. He soon met a girl named Clarisse, who helped him change. Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, uses devises to show individuality and sameness.
Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are all religious systems held at a high value in East Asian culture and their practices tend to be blended together. All of these religions also highly value our earth as living beings, the only difference is that Daoism and Confucianism sees them as deities and Buddhism does not worship the elements of the earth (Fisher p.189,192). Daoism also values great mental and physical discipline like the Buddhist religion; thus they have similar practices to the Buddhist ones that practice Zen. Through meditation they are able to maintain a mental and physical state of health and find some inner peace. Daoism also practices detachment from people and objects so that they can have a clear, realistic mindset.
Changes that occured with Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism has changed world history. First off, Buddhism originates in the teachings of the Buddha, or the “Enlightened One”, which is a sixth century B.C. Humans, according to the Buddha, can escape the cycles of reincarnation by renouncing their earthly desires and seeking a life of meditation and self-discipline. Such as Hinduism, Buddhism allows religious divergence. Confucianism changes by living at the same time as the Buddha, when it was created. Confucianism followers, like those of Lao tzu, the founder of Taoism, saw him as a moral teacher and wise man which was not a religious god, prophet, or leader.
To begin with, the origins and basic principles of Confucianism and Buddhism and explored, followed by the issue that when and how both
Buddhism not only rises above conflicts, but seeks out harmony and grows internally as well. Confucians overcome conflicts by using knowledge and learning from them in order to grow. Taoists chose the path of non-action and doing the minimum in order to forget their conflicts. Both show that their traditions have truth in them and it helps them to grow both internally and as a religion.
Have you ever heard of the religions Buddhism and Judaism. These are two very unique religions and have very different beliefs but then they also have a few things in common so they aren 't totally different. They are both very old religions. So first i will tell you about them
The Warring States period was a time of vicious fighting that almost destroyed China. China was on the verge of tearing itself apart when people decided to do something about it. These people are the philosophers of China. They tried to find ways to bring harmony back to their beloved country. Three major philosophies were created through this they are Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism.
The similarities between the teachings of Christianity and Buddhism are not a coincidence. They only confirm and emphasize the fact that people all over the world have the same basic needs and desires, regardless of their culture or language. The purpose of every religion is to meet some of these desires and to give hope to the people practicing it. They also strive to give answers to the same questions, however each one has its own distinct way of doing it. The differences and contrasts between the various religions of the world become apparent when one analyses the details regarding each.
Both religions put an emphasis on behaving appropriately in society and in the home. Confucianism shows this in the theme of filial piety and benevolence, and Buddhism shows this in the ethical conduct section of the Noble Eightfold
In 494 CE the Wei Emperors who had previously patronised Yungang relocated their capital to Loyang and constructed another cave shrines at nearby Longmen [Fig. 5] below. As limestone was used to sculpt the figures, it allowed the Chinese artists to add more sophisticated details in the head and arms of the figures compared to figures sculpted using sandstones. Even though the style of the drapery is still the same as [Fig. 4], there is more rhythm and flow in the loose fitting robes worn by the Buddha in [Fig. 5]. Confucianism is a philosophy that encouraged conformity, piety and logical thoughts, and this philosophy was deeply rooted to the Chinese before Buddhism came. With regards to Confucianism moral on exposed skin, the native Chinese strongly discourage the exposure of the body, although the clothing might be loose enough to reveal part of the chest.
