The Kings were converts of Christianity just to establish closer relations with Portuguese whereas Chinese has great problems with the exclusivity of Christianity but the Jesuits were respectful of Chinese culture and won a few converts. China had an outstanding naval capacity in the early 1400s and the Chinese used a tribute system as a basis for trade and restricted access of foreign traders to Chinese markets, particularly by limiting them to specified ports under controls established by the central government. China experienced economic changes,
It instructed its followers to follow the Dharma, or the Buddha Doctrine. Ashoka Maurya further spread the influence of Buddhism when he switched to it after conquering Kalinga. Hinduism was the original religion of Classical India, until Siddhartha Gautama created Buddhism, his followers called him “Buddha” which means “Enlightened One,” most of what derived from Hinduism was a part of Buddhism. Buddha was a Hindu Mystic before; he changed some concepts of Hinduism around, such as believing that violent acts against nature and other are purely immoral. Both religions had this theory of reincarnation, , but stated that it was because of karma, if something needed to be fulfilled, a debt or curse, or simply one’s life was not lived to its fullest than they were reincarnated back on earth not always as a human, but sometimes maybe an animal.
Japan adopted Confucianism in the 6th century (Ping & Lili, 2010), and it has developed in Japan since then. The early stage of Confucianism in Japan did not see much growth in Japanese society, as Confucianism was considered a foreign culture. In a society that emphasizes nationalism as much as Japanese society, foreign culture does not usually easily make an impact. In the Kamakura period, Confucianism in Japan had to co-exist with Buddhism, and failed to achieve individual development. Not until Edo period did Confucianism in Japan flourish and entered its peak era, becoming what is known as Japanese Confucianism (Ping & Lili 2010).
OLD SCHOOL VS NEW SCHOOL The two largest forms of Buddhism are the old school way of the elders, Theravada, “The Lesser Vehicle”; and Mahayana, the reformed Buddhist group, “The Greater Vehicle.” Although there are significant differences between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism, they share much in common, including that both believe in their commitment to the teaching of the Noble Fourfold Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, emphasis on establishing mindfulness as the heart of their practice, and their acceptance of the Buddha as a model of a fully enlightened person/being. Theravada and Mahayanist Buddhists differ greatly in the emphasis put on Buddha and how they interpret his teachings. Theravada Buddhists are following Pali Cannon, the oral tradition taught by Buddha; the earliest available teachings of “the Awakened One.” In them, he never claimed to be divine. Though Buddha was revered above all else for “The Elders” view him as first and foremost the historical person Siddhartha Gautama, who achieved enlightenment. By following his guide/Pali Cannon/ Dharma we can hope to actuate the same fate of release from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth.
In here might lie the roots or fundamentals for Japanese response to Christianity today. Kakure Khirisitan only passed on their religious practices and rituals orally, because they were not able to translate nor write down any Portuguese or Spanish documents, and holy words. Oratio FT was also passed on mouth by mouth, with little bit of modifications performed each time. Because of this, Oratio and other prayers became a hybrid of Portuguese and Japanese. They worshipped the statues of Ji-bo- Kan-on and Si-An-Kan-on as Mary and Jesus Christ, when Christianity forbid the worship of statues FT.
Assignment 1: Comparison of Two Religions Although the past weeks in the study of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism have provided great insight and inspiration, the concentration of this research will seek to provide further exploration of Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism and Buddhism, both originating in India are very similar religions that, at the same time have distinct differences. While Hinduism is about understanding existence from within a person’s soul, Buddhism is about understanding and recognizing the absence of the permanent soul. In Hinduism, attaining the highest life possible is a process of removing the body from distractions in life, allowing one to eventually understand their own internal nature. In Buddhism, by following a methodical life one can find an understanding of existence and achieve Nirvana (enlightenment).
Before the 1800s, China and Japan were almost identical. They isolated themselves from other countries; but after their imperialisms in the late 1800s, the countries went on different paths. China remained traditional and denied modernization and suffered because of it, while Japan emulated the imperial powers and became an imperial
How and why did the Chinese and Japanese responses to the West differ during the nineteenth century? In the course of 19th century colonialism and European expansion, the far east and especially both China and Japan were becoming increasingly interesting to western states’ economies. Therefore, in order to achieve economic expansion, western powers started to try to open Japanese and Chinese markets, even though their ingrained principle of cultural and economic isolation forbade any type of interaction with other nations, which were commonly regarded as inferior. However despite the striking similarities in Japanese and Chinese traditional ways of dealing with other “barbarous” civilisations (Pelissier, 1967, S. 11-13) the outcome of the confrontation with the West could not have been more different. Whereas Japan successfully managed to modernise to such a point that it even eventually became an industrialised, modern state with democratic traits in an astonishingly short space of time (Henshall, 1999, S. xiii-xv), China’s adaptation has been infinitely slower, undermining its status as an independent state.
The teachings offered the members of The Beat Generation, a new way to understand the human lifestyle, it taught them how to have a state of mind free from the habits of thinking of the things we don’t have and obsessive thinking. Also what attracted the Beats was the Buddhist ideas of developing wisdom within and having a since of compassion for all. “Dharma Bums” by Jack Kerouac emulates themes that are seen within the Beats culture. Quotes from Kerouac in his reflection of his novel, “Dharma Bums” and quotes from “Dharma Bums” help integrate Buddhism and the Beat Generation together. The protagonist of the novel, Ray Smith, is Kerouac himself, tells the story in the first person.
This then shows the cross emoji because the majority of the population is this religion. I chose this picture because it perfectly shows how over time Christianity was at first declined, but then over time became popular. It is significant because with other countries, they were once held back from a religion and weren’t allowed to practice it. In Norway, the Vikings prevented the people from practicing Christianity, while in Micronesia the people just didn’t want to believe