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Religion in China:)
Diverse Beliefs and many religious influences..learn why some were more popular.
Question | Answer |
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What caused the Han Dynasty to fall? | Wang Mang was appointed from a different area...he was a bad leader(loss of food and bad economy). Civil war and chaos put an end to it. |
What religion had the greatest impact on China? | Buddhism |
What are the two forms of Buddhism? | Mahayana & Chan |
Why did Mahayana appeal to many people? | emphasis on a peaceful and quiet existence, a life apart from worldly values |
Why did Chan(or Zen) appeal to many people? | emphasis on meditation and appreciation of beauty |
Who reacted strongly to the spread of Buddhism? | Confucians & Daoists |
Why did they react strongly to the spread of Buddhism? | saw Buddhism as a drain on treasury and labor pool *Buddhists only had what they needed* |
What destroyed many monasteries and reduced the influence of Buddhism? | a wave of persecutions |
When did China turn away from the ideas of the Buddhists? (And during this time period ideas about Confucian philosophy formed) | T'ang and early Song |