Religion in China

Confucianism and Taoism are two of the most prevailing philosophies in Asia, even if they seem to contradict each other. Confucius asks us to live a very structured life in accordance with li, which is right action. Taoism allows for many different viewpoints, and would probably be accepting of Confucianism even though it seems to contradict Taoism. Taoists believe there are many ways to live and view life, and no one is better than the other. Li was Confucius’ idea of the correct way to live.…

religious, philosophical, and social ideals that have been widely spread. Many of these, such as Confucianism and Daoism have their origins rooted within. However, one religion that sparks much interest is Buddhism. Buddhism is a foreign religion that spread throughout China and had major impacts on the culture, and at the same time, China had major influence on the development of Buddhism. The oldest form of Buddhism is known as “Theravada Buddhism,” and as it uses the oldest completed extant…

The crisis of faith that Fish describes in contemporary China is not similar to what we have studied in Unit I. In this case, we can very clearly to see the Chinese people are cold blood in this things, what happened for China that has 5000 years history country. After we decide Chinese economy reform, we have too much culture which are come from outside of China, and also the education is not mating our income. Such as people have very high income but they do not have enough education, maybe…

When Buddhism was first introduced to China, it wasn’t immediately accepted because the dominant Chinese tradition called Confucian which had centuries of development in China was considered to be superior to other “barbaric” religions. Buddhism never had any chance to become a mainstream religion until the Han empire fell in 220 CE. (Zurcher, 1) After the fall of Han, large parts of China territory were ruled by weak and unstable dynasties, but it gave the opportunity for Buddhism to grow and…

Document 7.1 I think the cultural richness in the religion of its civilization, with all the Buddhist teaching and scholarship might’ve shocked or surprised him. Since China and India have a different and distinct language, the language in India seems to be the most strangest to a Chinese person. Chapters 3 through 5 had mentioned a lot about Buddhism’s life as a person through following it’s four noble truths, and it connects to the descriptions of Indian civilization by going to the schools…

Nüwa, also known as Nü Gua and Nü Kua, is an ancient and versatile deity primarily known for her creation of humans and repairing of the pillars of heaven. One connection between this primordial goddess and religion in China in general exists with the spelling of her name. When looking at other Chinese goddesses, there are many other instances where the deity’s name is prefixed with Nü. Exempli Gratia, Nü Ch’ou, Nü Pa (Drought Fury), Nü Chiao, [and] Nü-ying” are all examples, despite their…

Japanese society has been majorly influenced by China throughout history. This is visible in Japan’s religious art, technology, philosophy, and architecture. One of the largest influences of Chinese culture on Japan actually came through Korea. Buddhism was introduced to Japan in 552 by the gift of a Korean king to the Emperor. This gift consisted of a gilded bronze Buddha and sutras written in Chinese. From this gift and the Emperor’s subsequent conversion to Buddhism many changes came from the…

spread of music and religions. Religion has been one of the most important cultural forces to promote the distribution of music along the Silk Road (Music of the Silk Roads). Like religion, music spreads beyond its land of origin because just like when people bring their own faith and rituals with music they bring their own style (Music of the Silk Roads). Religions via the Silk Road include: Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, and Nestorianism. Buddhism is a nontheistic religion or philosophy…

Through out the world there are a variety of complex and different religions. Ranging from a variety of different historical tales, and a wide range of beliefs and traditions. Some religions are more easily understandable or reachable to a variety of different cultures. As religions transcend in many occasions from there place of origin and take deep roots in another area of the globe. Buddhism is one of those religions that were created in order to deliver a spiritual message and gather a…

Ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, and Harappan have a very big impact on the way we live, and how our society is formed today. We still use many of the things they invented, and many of the things they learned on their journey. In order for a society to be termed a civilization, its citizens must share similar characteristics in five specific areas. Three if those specific areas of continuity include religion, government & social structure, and technological advancements & art &…