Buddhism in China

Buddhism is one of the three religions in the world, and it was from old India(in Nepal now). Gantama Buddha was a important person that established Buddhism. Buddhism have two majors which are Theravada and Mahayana. People who live in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia) believe Theravada. East Asia and Himalaya region believe Mahayana. Therefore, Chinese people believe Himalaya, and they have believed since ancient China. Transmigration, karma, and rebirth are linked because

“For Chinese people, the importance of family, the institution which has patterned the entire social matrix, can hardly be overestimated(Lin TY., Lin MC. )”. The family is a cherished aspect of Chinese culture, playing a role in almost every piece of a person 's life. Families are involved with everything from behaviors to relationships. It is common for children to cohabitate with their parent until they marry and in some cases even after marriage. In the Chinese culture, it is believed that the

money. One such religion that spread through these cultural hubs was Buddhism, which found its beginning India, and it traversed the world as followers of this belief system grew and expanded their worldly domain. Buddhist monks then built several cave temple systems throughout China, some on the famous Silk Route, including a temple system known as the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, located in the Gansu Province in Western China. As one of the most important locations on the Silk Route, located where

Religion is a way of life, a lifestyle; it should dictate how you live your life. For instance, in India, Buddhism evolved from Hinduism, a religion were people believe in 300, 000 gods. Even though, Hinduism and Buddhism have different similarities such as believes in god, soul, and rituals, which in some ways connected to each other, both religions believe of what happens after life. Although Buddhism evolved from Hinduism it differs from Hinduism in god beliefs. According to Buddhists there is no

silk robes”. At the time, silk was only worn by wealthy merchants, nobles, and kings. Governments had passed laws that only allowed those of high power to wear it. We discussed in class how Silk was used as currency and how it was a luxury good to China, as well as the book, mentioning only the Chinese had made silk. The Nomads would give the Chinese horses in exchange for silk from

The Japanese political government created by Shotoku Taishi was similar to the government structure of China because Shotoku’s s government was based on the Chinese government. It relied on dividing the Japanese territories into administrative districts and the senior official of each district, selected from the local nobles, controlling them. However, later Japanese political structures were different than the Chinese. By the 11th century, the power of a unified ruler was weakened, and landowners

founder of the Silk Road was originally going on the route to make a peace treaty. Along the way culture was spread and new teachings, in India, the religion Buddhism was also passed along because of the Silk Road. The Silk Road changed the world forever. Many countries used the Silk Road trading route. The countries that were part of this were China, Southern Asia,India,Rome, and other countries. Civilizations used the Silk Road to trade valuable goods that they had for goods that other civilizations

press had a greater historical impact in Europe than in China because Europe had a different purpose for it than China. Europe intended on having the printing press used for mass production, with a political agenda in mind. China wanted to use the printing press for a less general audience, and to preserve their religion. As can be seen from the Miniature Buddhist sutra from China used the printing press in a much more positive light. China wanted the printing press used to show the positive aspects

Buddhist Art in Japan Buddhism had an important role in the development of Japanese art between the sixth and the sixteenth centuries. Buddhist art and religion came to Japan from China, with the arrival of a bronze Buddhist sculpture alongside the sutras. Buddhist art was encouraged by Crown Prince Taishi in the Suiko period in the sixth century and Emperor Shomu in the Nara period in the eighth century. In the early Heian period Buddhist art and architecture greatly influenced the traditional

When enlightened, a person will have perfect knowledge and compassion in a place called Nirvana. Buddhism encourages us to find our own paths to enlightenment. A fundamental difference between Christianity and Buddhism is highlighted when regarding liberation, salvation and enlightenment. A more ‘humanistic’ view of life and the individual journey through it is evident in the lived practice of Buddhism, and Confucianism. Confucianism is like Judaism in the fact that the religion does not focus