The spread of Buddhism was due to its no cast system so when it reached China people took to this new religion. Not everyone liked Buddhism because it wasn't from China and didn't respect their personal history as a nation. Though Buddhism was viewed in many different ways in China the spread of Buddhism reached and affected everyone.
Additional documents are ones from a women's perspective from both upper and lower class to see one what their opinions were and to also with the difference of classes how they viewed Buddhism. This would be interesting because of Buddhism no cast system and even though there wasn't really a cast system in China there was a social hierarchy. Also a document from someone from the lower middle class like a merchant whom this religion was targeted to and how they felt about the spread. All of the documents provided where either written by a scholar, the emperor, and Buddha so there is no other perspective than an intellectual.
It seems like some of the more high up officials and or scholars were not a fan of the spread of Buddhism because; they believed that barbarians spread Buddhism to China and they were unconvinced about the religion because it mention no former history of China. (Doc. 4) They do not like Buddhism because it originated from a different culture than theirs and in document 4 Han Yu is a Confucian scholar so he has some prejudice to other religions and beliefs. The emperor of the Tang dynasty (doc. 6) was not a fan of Buddhism also because it was new and because he thought people were leaving their place of work to go become a monk so he was unsure how the country would survive. He also referred to Buddhism as a vine spreading until it had poisoned the culture of China. Some didn't welcome Buddhism because it was so knew and that made people uneasy about the religion.
In document 5 a Buddhist scholar is defending all beliefs whether it be Confucius, Laozi, or Buddhism.
Buddhism has been around since 273 B.C. ... His teachings continue to spread throughout India until 600 C.E. ... The teachings of Buddha were spread by traders, missionaries, and by Chinese converter's who studied in India and traveled along the silk trade route. ... From then on out Buddhism would only stand as one of the three religions, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. ... Buddhism is slowly regaining its strength. ...
In the readings, Documents 2 and 3 show support towards Buddhism and its spread through China. ... Both documents present several key points on the positive impact as Buddhism as well as positive responses to the spread of Buddhism. ... Document 1 and 5 do not take a side on the argument of the spread of Buddhism. ... Document 5 compares the spread of Buddhism to Confucianism and Daoism. ... Both these documents don't encourage or dampen the spread of Buddhism. ...
Prince Siddhartha, also known as Buddha was the creator of Buddhism (Buddhism: an Overview, pg 335). ... Buddhism is also divided into different schools, which are, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. ... Mahayana spread throughout Asia and developed individual branches. ... It is said that Buddhism has been sculpted by its surrounding culture. ... Because of this Buddhism is an unclear religion. ...
Over the next twelve centuries after Buddha's death Buddhism began to spread out throughout Asia. ... These traditions are Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism. Although these are the three most popular philosophical schools of Buddhism it has also developed in unique ways due to the cultural environments in which it spread. ... This tradition was named Vajrayana (diamond vehicle) it spread throughout Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and northwards into Mongolia. ... Tibetan Buddhism draws from both Mahayana Buddhism and also Theravada Buddhism. ...
Buddhism is a nontheistic religion that is based on the teachings of the Buddha, or "the awakened one.... Buddhism first spread to the western world in the second half of the nineteenth century when Chinese immigrants settled in Hawaii and California. ... Buddhism is also growing in western societies because it appeals to societies' ambitions to better themselves. ... In addition, Buddhism's principle of non-attachment is a factor that contributes to its popularity in the west. ... Buddhism's growing popularity in the western world is most likely due to its aim to end inj...
Buddhism is one of those religions. ... Buddhism sacred text was the three baskets of wisdom. Buddhism has two major teachings. ... Buddhism teachings were spread all over India, China and Japan. ... Buddhism has had a profound influence on people. ...
"The new faith spread slowly at first, but then began to appeal more widely as the political order disintegrated and Chinese, with their traditional distaste for chaos, turned to Buddhism's otherworldly message and its doctrine that the real, observable world of human affairs was illusory and insignificant (Murphey, 76)." ... Shinto's persisted on Buddhism in Japan as Daoism persisted on Buddhism and Confucianism in China. However, most Japanese followed both Shinto and Buddhism. ... Buddhism brought over the use and spread of Chinese characters and many Chinese words. ... In the...
China helped strengthen Buddhism, while Buddhism helped strengthen Japan. ... Buddhism, which originated in India, soon found it's way to China, where it soon spread because of China's influence and dominance on other countries. Monks went through Korea to Japan spreading the religion and converting people along their journey. ... When Buddhism came to China, Buddhism was not powerful or known. ... Over the years, as Buddhism began to cultivate and break into many different sects, it soon spread to Japan. ...
This became known as the "Golden Age" of Buddhism. ... After the decline in Buddhism and the return to traditional Chinese ways, Buddhism never regained its power or popularity in China (Murphey, 92). ... These two social factors welcomed Buddhism into the Japanese society and had an influence over the reasons why Buddhism thrived so greatly there. ... In the 9th century, Buddhism was spreading like greatly throughout Japan because it's promise of salvation and afterlife, and rituals, was very attractive to the mass population (Murphey, 198). ... Buddhism also had an effect on Japanes...
