Search results for "Chinese Buddhism" - New World Encyclopedia
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- elements of Shamanism, Confucianism and Buddhism. The early Shamanist Koreans ... still conducting their written work in Chinese, the early Catholics used ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- diverged from the ancestors of the Han Chinese about 5,000–6,000 years ... China to constitute the Zhonghua Minzu or Chinese nation, although in anthropological ...35 KB (5,227 words) - 23:25, 30 April 2023
- in the empire, converted to Theravada Buddhism. The Lao continued Wat Phou ... sacrifice described in a sixth century Chinese text. The identification ...11 KB (1,724 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2023
- Xún Zǐ (Wade-Giles: Hsün Tzu) (Chinese: 荀子) (c.310– 237 B ... especially considering the course of Chinese philosophy in this era. ...24 KB (3,958 words) - 14:34, 20 May 2023
- the Bengalis, Marwaris, Anglo-Indian, Chinese, Biharis, and Tibetans who ... Kangyur, and belongs to the Yellow Hat sect of Buddhism. ...23 KB (3,374 words) - 17:14, 14 May 2024
- during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. ... cast the province into a central role in Chinese history. The first city ...23 KB (3,360 words) - 19:55, 21 April 2023
- system was officially adopted in place of Buddhism, which had become corrupted ... the commentaries of the twelfth-century Chinese scholar Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 11:12, 24 May 2023
- in 1057, the Burmans adopted Theravada Buddhism from the Mons. The Burmese ... to Tibetan and, more distantly, to the Chinese languages. It is written ...33 KB (4,741 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- Zuu Monastery represents an adaptation of Buddhism to Mongolian culture, earning ... quot; and "Cathai" (Northern Chinese) quarter, twelve pagan temples ...26 KB (3,693 words) - 02:16, 18 November 2022
- that initiated a revolution in Chinese Buddhism as a reaction against ... culture, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism all value filial piety ...48 KB (7,186 words) - 19:00, 23 March 2024
- Kanji (漢字) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern ... in Japan, and modifications of original Chinese characters. After World ...32 KB (4,676 words) - 02:41, 5 October 2022
- lived in harmony with the Dutch, British, and Chinese. UNESCO, [http://whc ... faith that combines Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and folk beliefs, and the ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 21:51, 31 January 2024
- Chinese New Year ( t=農曆新年, 春節|s=农历新年, 春节 ) (or generally referred to as Lunar New Year globally) is the Chinese ...42 KB (6,591 words) - 16:45, 10 December 2023
- them benevolent rather than malevolent. In Chinese society, for example, the ... The Qingming Festival is a traditional Chinese festival usually occurring ...19 KB (2,926 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
- the island's mine was established Chinese laborers were brought in ... Religions practiced on Christmas Island are diverse and Buddhism, ...27 KB (3,857 words) - 21:39, 10 December 2023
- Chinese religious devotees, See Chinese Rites Controversy. See also ... (1.4 percent), Islam (0.6 percent), Buddhism (0.5 percent), Hinduism ...24 KB (3,484 words) - 10:58, 11 March 2023
- and the lively presence of Tibetan Buddhism, adds to the color and attractiveness ... been an ethnic melting pot, mixing Han Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, and ...18 KB (2,519 words) - 04:02, 7 December 2022
- the followers of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, and legends tell that Siddhartha ... are unseen unless the fig is cut open. In Chinese, the fig is called "fruit ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- south as Mysore. An early supporter of Buddhism, Ashoka established monuments ... work that was twice translated into Chinese: the A-yu wang chuan (c ...35 KB (5,661 words) - 04:44, 18 August 2023
- The Eightfold Path of Buddhism, consisting of right understanding ... Mahayana Buddhism lists the Six Perfections (şaţpāramitā in Sanskrit ...43 KB (6,406 words) - 20:37, 3 May 2023
