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Spread of Buddhism: China

Spread of Buddhism: South East Asia

Spread of Buddhism: India

-When the Han Dynasty broke apart (220 CE) Buddhism became more important and Sanghas were formed

-From China it spread to Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Tibet, translation of texts

helped with this

-At this point Buddhism

had been adapted with

China’s influence

-Monks such as Faxian

and Xuanzang brought

Buddhist scriptures

-Slow decline since high

point Tang dynasty

-Burma: Asoka’s monks arrived before Burmese (monks inhabited), later converted King Anawratha (1056 CE) when Burmese established a kingdom

-Thailand: their ruler, Rama Khamheng converted to Buddhism (about 1300 CE) as did his people

-Cambodia: influenced by India, both Hinduism and Buddhism were main religions until King Jayavarman converted in 1327 CE, Cambodia became mostly Buddhist, and still is

-Laos: King Jayavarman’s daughter married ruler of Laos

-Asoka: Ruler of Mauryan Empire in India

-Had harmed many Kalingas while establishing Empire, decided to become Buddhist

-Sent out many missionaries to as far as Syria, Greece, and Egypt

-Began to obtain followers throughout Asia

-Mahinda: Asoka’s son, and a monk

-Carried to Sri Lanka and their king, Tissa converted in 247 BCE

-Faded after Muslim invaders arrived in 1200 CE

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Background:Buddhism

Background: Buddha

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The Spread of Buddhism

-Prince Siddhartha Guatama, born 563 B.C.E in India

-Lived life of luxury, married and had a child

-Went out one day and saw suffering, old man, ill man, corpse

-Left wife and son

-For many years was ascetic and worshipped, then realized that wasn’t the right way either

-He became enlightened saying there was a “Middle Way” between his two lives

-“The middle way”, balancing life’s extremes, moderation

-Four Noble Truths:

-Suffering exists, There is a reason, There is a way to end, You can end through the eightfold path

-Eightfold Path:

-Right Views, Right Intentions, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right, Concentration

-Buddha formed Sanghas composed of Buddhist nuns and monks

-Began in North India

-Buddha preached first teachings in Sarnath, India

-Two Branches eventually formed: Mahayana, Theravada, later other sects formed as well like Vajrayna (Tibetan)

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Modern Christianity and Buddhism

The Spread of Buddhism and Christianity

-Currently there are about 2.2 billion Christians (2010)

-3.3 million Buddhists (2009)

Comparison of the Religions

Background: Christianity

Christianity

Christianity: Rome

Christianity: Africa

By: Hannah Chua, Allison Collier, Pam Herring, and Michael Zhao

-While Buddhism originally does not have any god, Christianity does

-Both had different sects develop

-Both are now spread all over the world

-However, Christianity has many more followers

-Both follow teachings of an individual

-In Buddhism one can become a Buddha, but one cannot become Jesus

-Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, whereas Buddhism just began as its own religion

-Both appealed to lower classes and women

-God had promised that a savior known as the Messiah would arrive in the kingdom of the Jews

-Sometime around 6 to 4 B.C., Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth

-Jesus traveled and taught, in many towns, of the relationship between God and humans; he gained many followers, apostles

-When Jesus died, his body disappeared from the tomb, the apostles became more convinced he was the Messiah

-It was from this belief that Jesus came to be referred to as Jesus Christ (meaning the savior)

-Jesus’ teachings did not contradict Jewish law, and his first followers were Jews

-His apostles continued the religion

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-Christianity first arrived in North Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century AD when St. Mark, a Christian born in Africa, established a church in Alexandria

-Once in North Africa, Christianity spread slowly West from Alexandria and East to Ethiopia

-In the 4th century AD, the Ethiopian King Ezana made Christianity the kingdom’s official religion

-Christianity was a main Roman Empire religion

Christians didn’t worship Roman gods/rulers, this was opposition to Roman rule

-The Romans began to persecute the Christians, but they continued to practice Christianity

-In 312 CE Constantine, a Roman Emperor, accepted Christianity

-At this point each major city had a priest

-Peter was a respected priest in Jerusalem

-Christianity had become the official religion of the Roman Empire

-Paul, a convert, said Christianity was for Jews and non-Jews

-Then Christianity began to spread all over Europe

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Background Info

The Spread of Christianity

Conclusion

AP World History Theme: Cultural and Intellectual Developments and Interactions among and within society

-Different societies interacted and transferred and changed the ideas of Buddhism and Christianity

-For example, China changed Buddhism

AP World History Theme: Change and Continuity

-Buddhism has many parts that have stayed constant

-However, some different forms of Buddhism have developed over time

-The same is true of Christianity, different branches have different beliefs, but have similar core values

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