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Buddhism in East Asian Socities

These officials slowly and reluctantly started to become more open to these teachings but there was still no reason to make any changes. Patiently the Buddhist enthusiasts stood firm in their belief and continued spreading it through China even if it was not being accepted. Over time the Han dynasty collapsed dividing China into two separate kingdoms, the north and south, discrediting the power of Confucianism. Rulers of both kingdoms frantically looked for a solution and found it in the teachings of Buddhism. Due to its parallels with ancient rituals and emphasis on strong moral values of Confucianism and self-understanding of Daoism, Chinese rulers adopted it into their culture. Although both empires incorporated the same belief, their motives of using it and how they would use it differed. .
             The north kingdom of China was taken over by a non-Chinese government who was having a difficult time blending the diverse population of a native Chinese and non-Chinese society. The emperor Shi Le was violent prone himself but was converted when a monk turned a prayer bowl of water to a beautiful lotus flower. Seeing the power Buddhism had on himself, he believed it could be used as a way to stop the fighting between his people. Buddhism was easily accepted by government officials and members of the aristocracy but the problem was how could he reach out to the vast populations of commoners? Understanding the suffering the people were going through, Buddhist monks preached that following this belief would give them a chance to lead a new life. For the first time it gave people who were unhappy with the family or role they were born into to leave it all behind and devote their lives entirely to becoming a monk. Women turned to Buddhism as readily as men did for the reason that it was the first belief that treated them as equals and encouraged them to pursue religious enlightenment. This same Buddhist idea of treating everyone as equals was the driving force the non-Chinese rulers used to break through the ethnic barrier.


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