Buddhism Vs. Christianity Essay

One of the first appearances of lion statues in China dates back to the early Han Dynasty. Asiatic lions were very common in historical art and can even be seen in modern day China. The concept of the lion statue was fist introduced to Han China as the protecter of daharma, and was seen mostly in religious art. Often times, the lions were constructed as imperial tributes, and set up to protect the wealthy and the land they managed. Seen as regal beasts, strong and courageous, they were made to…

Buddhism was a very controversial philosophy in ancient China; many philosophers and scholars had strong views and arguments for or against Buddhism’s principles. Buddhism was founded in India and brought to China around the first century C.E. Buddhism’s influences spread throughout China slowly but gained more followers after the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E and continued to spread many centuries afterwards, during the empire’s political instability. China’s broken government and…

East (doc 4). China was known for holding the secret of silk making and China used the Silk Road to trade silk across the Middle East to Europe, this gave China great wealth (Doc 4). It also brought cultural diffusion to China eventually bringing Buddhism to China (IO). The Great Wall of China was also expanded to protect those who followed the Silk Road. Looking back the impact of the Silk Road it seems mostly positive however it also had its drawbacks. While traveling the Silk Road many…

To the 6th century, the Japanese formally accepted Confucianism, Buddhism pass into Japan. In the seventh century, Japan established a centralized state based on the emperor as the center. In Nara period, national fiercely protect Buddhism. Therefore, Buddhist culture and Buddhist art began to flourish. Because local politics is very confusing, then warrior Group becomes more powerful. In the early 11th…

The Upanishad’s Guidance to Transcendence Philosophers of the past and present quarrel over the ways in which the soul becomes known, or if there even is one. Ideas drift around about the methods to seek the soul and how individuals realize they contain a soul. The Upanishads created an extensive and specific guide of how to seek the soul. This paper will detail further on how the Upanishads directs followers on spiritual experiences to seek the self. Truth signifies the acceptance of the…

visit The Hindu Temple of Atlanta. Hinduism was a religion and culture I was not familiar with prior to my last couple semesters, but as I started to learn more about the fascinating tales the culture interest me. I quickly learn the difference from Buddhism and how Hinduism helps develop the religion far as morality and handling the everyday stress that comes along with humanity through meditation. When visiting the temples, one is capable of seeing the two tall structures miles away. The…

Site Visit The Site that I visited was Dawn Mountain Tibetan Buddhist temple on Sunday the 27th at 11:00 a.m. I choose to go to Dawn Mountain because I like the fact that Buddhism doesn’t really have a god, and it’s more of a Philosophy. Also I like to meditate, it’s very tranquil and relaxing. I didn’t have many expectations going in just because I didn’t really know what was going to happen during the service. All I expect was it would contain focus breathing a lot of silences. I didn’t…

Hinduism encompasses all aspects of life of for those who choose this religion’s followers. From daily activities to architecture, everything is related back to the ideals and traditions of the Hindu faith. The field trip to Temple, Texas to visit the Hindu Temple, Omkara Mahaganapathi Devasthanam, enlightened me on the traditions and aspects of Hinduism granting me a greater understanding on the Bhagavad Gita. The architecture, at first, only seems to differ from churches, temples, or other…

art experience assignment I visited Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, Georgia on October 16, 2015. He featured several exhibits, but my focus was on the Asian Gallery. My art of focus is the Genesha Elephant, the symbol of Buddhism, displaying October 10, 015 – January 3, 2016. The Red Clay sculpture was created in 2012 and given as a gift by Joanne, and Charles Ackeman, and Merry and Chris Carlos. During this art experience essay, I will expound on the highly complex…

held by a particular faith group. Buddhism is an ancient religion founded by Siddartha Gautama. It is centred on the practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality (The Buddhist center, 2012). The Buddhist ritual of self-mummification was an example of a religious ritual, which was integral to the historic practice of Buddhism, and the faith of its adherents. To examine this extinct ritual the theory and terminology of Buddhism will be discussed. Following…