part of Buddhism’s expansion. They showed the people that worldly pleasures were not to be valued above following The Way (doc 3) as faithful monks did‚ who forsook wives and children to accumulate “goodness and wisdom” (doc 3). Scholars such as Zhi Dun (doc 2) wholeheartedly accepted Buddhism. He defined perfect Buddhist actions for people to follow‚ showing how sensual pleasures were to be avoided (doc 2). These passionately positive responses were an intricate part of Buddhism’s appeal to the
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there was no order and there was a need for salvation among the Chinese people. The first grouping is documents two and five‚ written by scholars who strongly favor Buddhism. The second was written by scholar‚ author and aristocratic confidant Zhi Dun circa 350 CE a time of dysfunction and war in China. It praises the benefits of living a Buddhist life‚ which include entering Nirvana‚ the level of Enlightenment and the extinction of desire and consciousness‚ with the ability to behold the Buddha
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that all things in life are driven by sorrow and passion. Being the founder of the religion‚ he of course would say good things about Buddhism. If he didn’t‚ there would probably be many people that would stop following it. The Chinese scholar‚ Zhi Dun in document 2‚ makes the statement that whoever follows and obeys the rules of Buddhism‚ at the end of their life will enter nirvana (the extinction of desire and individual consciousness). The anonymous Chinese scholar in document 3 defends Buddhism
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of the many joys of joining the Buddhist religion. However‚ the author‚ Zho Dan‚ is of the upper class of China and as such‚ his testimony do not tell how lower classes felt. Yet‚ in a time when Asian steppe nomads were invading northern China‚ Zhi Dun could have
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addition to that write out your thesis and identify a missing voice. I encourage you to fully complete this essay. Outline Document 1 : - Original teachings of Buddhism - Said by the Buddha‚ no bias Document 2 : - Pro Buddhism - Zhi Dun‚ Chinese scholar‚ bias upper class - time period when China was under invasion Document 3 : - Pro Buddhism - Another scholar‚ biased - Compares Buddhism to Confucianism positively Document 4 : - Con Buddhism - Confucian scholar‚
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even Tang Emperor Wu had some strong things to say about of the spread of Buddhism was helpful and hurtful to the chinese people. Buddhism came to China after the Han empire fell and helped some people keep their lives together. For example‚ Zhi Dun‚ a chinese scholar‚ talked about how many chinese served the buddha and followed his commandments as he would want them too. These words coming from a chinese scholar could have changed the minds of some people who wanted to follow the traditional
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converts. Article 2 states that whosoever serves the Buddha and correctly observes the commandments … will at the end of his life will behold the Buddha and be enlightened in his spirit‚ will then enter Nirvana. This is stated in Document Two by Zhi Dun‚ a Chinese scholar and author. He was confident of the Chinese aristocrats and high officials during the period when northern China was invaded by central Asian steppe nomads in Circa 350 C.E. In some cases some ancient Chinese questioned the religion
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WHAP Period 3 The simple idea of introducing a new religion to society always has positive and negative affects. For example‚ the concept of spreading Buddhism from its origin‚ India‚ had developed both criticism and support. The spread of Buddhism happened quite quickly in China and the Chinese responded in one of two ways. They were either interested in Buddhism because of its teachings or they thought it was a barbaric thing. To analyze the overall feelings in China‚ we must understand
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only way to stop sorrow is by stopping cravings and selfish desires. By following the Four Noble Truths‚ people will be relived from their sorrow. Document two‚ written by Zhi Dun‚ states that whoever follows Buddhism’s beliefs and lives their lives purely will reach Nirvana and will not have to suffer anymore. Because of Zhi Dun’s high status
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During the spread of Buddhism in china‚ three popular views were that the spreading of Buddhism should be stopped‚ society benefited from it‚ and it was the way of salvation (afterlife). One of the responses to the spread of Buddhism was that it should be stopped. Many officials believed that Buddhism was harmful to china because Buddhism was discordant with the already established Chinese traditions‚ culture‚ and aristocracy. The leading scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Han Yu‚
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