Han Dynasty

Later on, with the death of Qin Shi Huang and the fall of the Qin Dynasty, much of the Great Wall weakened dramatically. After the fall of the later Han Dynasty, a series of tribes took control in northern China. The most powerful of these dynasties was the Northern Wei Dynasty. Moreover, they repaired and lengthened the existing wall to defend against other attacking tribes. Many other dynasty’s played a huge part in the…

Many Chinese peoples originally accepted Buddhism and defended its policies (docs 2, 1, 3, 5). Between 220 C.E. and 570 C.E, after the collapse of the Han Dynasty, China experienced a period of political instability and disunity which resulted in the gradual increase in Buddhist converts. Consequently, Buddhism served as a shelter for Chinese citizens during a politically uncertain and chaotic time. Zhi Dun's argument supporting Buddhism was justified by the current political leaders’ inability…

When people hear Confucius or Confucianism many may say they have never heard about him or they have heard about why is he important.The Golden Rule may sound more familiar to people. Confucius was an important educator and Chinese philosopher. Whose teachings of moral, social, political and philosophical behaviors in theory later became a foundation called Confucianism. Confucius is one of the few leaders who based their philosophy on the virtues that are required for the day-to-day living, his…

A number of people have taught us that if you want to be success in your life, you have to be strong and tolerant to the obstruction that might come to your life. It seems that Chinese are the people who poses this quality. Chines people have lived in almost every countries in the world including Thailand. In the past, lots of Chinese people immigrated to Thailand and they married to Thai people. They have created their half Thai and Chinese descendants. Thai-Chinese people are also influence…

In the early modern era, as with Europe and the Protestant Reformation, China and India would go through cultural changes. Prior to the changes, China predominantly followed Confucian ideals which it mostly still did by the early modern era. However, it now had influences from Buddhism and Daoism which formed Neo-Confucianism. Religious people such as Buddhists attempted to get more people to convert by telling them they could achieve enlightenment by conducting similar rituals as monks. Certain…

About a month ago, I learned about the three ancient Chinese philosophies: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. When people think of Daoism, they usually picture the half black, half white circle. It might just like a random shape, but this, I believe. I’ve had a countless number of good days in my life. However, like everyone else in the world, I also had some not-so-great days. One of those days took place quite recently. It was the twenty-sixth day of April. It was the day when the doctor…

also worked on centralizing China. Same standards were set throughout China during his reign. To keep enemies out of China, Shi Huangdi ordered a giant wall to be built, today it’s called the “Great Wall of China.” The Qin Dynasty had fallen away by 202 B.C., giving way to the Han…

2013) which has a tremendous impact in the early development of translation practice. In early development of Buddhist translation method in China, Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures from the East Han Dynasty to West Jin Dynasty are mostly based on the translated work by Northern Hu Dynasty in Central Asia, the original Sanskrit Buddhist text is rare(Kefei et. al, 1999). Because of the language barriers, it is very difficult for foreign monks to cooperate with Chinese monks, which the…

I. Introduction The Tibetan Buddhist culture has been melted into the Tibetan culture, the inheritance of which takes place not just in the temples and among monks, but more importantly in daily lives and celebration ceremonies of the masses. The religious culture has penetrated into the inner heart of every people in China so that it seems to be a part of their inborn nature and people just practice it in their life spontaneously. Why people go to religious rites? No one would ask about it, nor…

Individualism as the Downfall of Revolution Revolution, by definition, is the creation of massive, world-altering change. It embodies the crumbling of old morals, traditions, habits, technology, and hierarchies. In the era of the May Fourth Movement in China, this was no less the case; revolutionaries sought an enormous paradigm shift, especially in terms of China’s culture and values. This is expressed clearly in the literature and film of the era, through creators such as Lu Xun and Cai…