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- Vajrayana Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Esoteric ... While Vajrayana Buddhism is a part of Tibetan Buddhism, in that it ...27 KB (4,057 words) - 22:19, 21 January 2024
- transcendence, a theme documented in Chinese history since the legendary ... like De and Deeds, have become part of Chinese culture and thought. Western ...15 KB (2,159 words) - 17:32, 11 October 2020
- Japan from abroad were Confucianism, Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Daoism ... Among Far Eastern traditions, while Chinese thought has generally had ...28 KB (4,111 words) - 09:55, 1 April 2024
- from the seventh to the tenth century. Buddhism and Daoism were introduced ... synonymous with all of Japan. Based on Chinese models (including the adoption ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- was a great patron of the Buddhist faith; Buddhism spread to Central Asia and ... In Gandhara, Mahayana Buddhism flourished and Buddha was represented ...23 KB (3,513 words) - 18:46, 4 December 2023
- as well as spiritual heritage in Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. ... Jiangxi was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization ...21 KB (3,089 words) - 20:39, 3 April 2024
- Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism, among others. He is identified ... powerful empire under the influence of Buddhism with some Manichaean shrines ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 02:52, 6 November 2022
- Chinese mythology starts with Pangu, the creator of the universe, ... It was during this period that Chinese civilization developed a ruling ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 18:50, 26 November 2022
- Traditional Chinese: 韓非 Simplified Chinese: 韩非 Pinyin: Hán Fēi Wade-Giles: Han Fei ...13 KB (2,134 words) - 20:49, 21 January 2024
- clearly explicated by Tansen Sen, in his Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade: The ... blamed for the eventual destruction of Buddhism. Victor H. Mair has explained ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 05:32, 5 November 2022
- interconnected as early as 5000 B.C.E. Chinese merchants colonized the ... Buddhism constituted the dominant religion, followed by Islam, and ...38 KB (5,260 words) - 15:15, 27 April 2023
- from the history and lore of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, generally containing aspects ... In Chan (Zen) Buddhism, a koan is a succinct paradoxical statement ...33 KB (5,103 words) - 03:57, 4 March 2023
- Tao or Dao (道, Pinyin: Dào, Cantonese: Dou) is a Chinese character ... cosmology became a distinctive feature of Chinese philosophy, one which was ...21 KB (3,367 words) - 19:34, 7 July 2023
- and Korea. Its relics can still be seen in Chinese cities such as Xi'an. ... 635, and its relics can still be seen in Chinese cities such as Xi'an ...19 KB (2,813 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- goods from India and import of 15 from the Chinese side. The opening also shortens ... when the Tibetan government expelled the Chinese living there, most of the ...20 KB (2,900 words) - 23:53, 29 May 2023
- lifetime, he is the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, a major Japanese Buddhist ... Lotus Sutra was the only correct form of Buddhism for the present time period ...27 KB (4,005 words) - 23:30, 14 November 2022
- Journey to the West (Traditional Chinese: 西遊記; Simplified Chinese: ... allegory, the story is steeped in Chinese folk religion and Buddhist ...24 KB (3,989 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- into one of the largest sects of Chinese Buddhism. The teachers claiming ... defining figure of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism. Many well known Ch ...37 KB (5,736 words) - 05:46, 13 June 2023
- leader of the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism). The Potala Palace, located ... to live in Dharmasala, India following the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Today ...16 KB (2,576 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the Daoist ... a sound mind and a very sound grasp of the Chinese Classics, but also an unblemished ...19 KB (3,199 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2021
- is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the ... the Rinzai-school. Heinrich Dumoulin, Zen Buddhism: A History. Volume 2: Japan ...16 KB (2,429 words) - 00:05, 13 February 2024
- , also known as Jin Kui (金喟), was a Chinese literary theorist, writer ... a great interest in the ideas of Chan Buddhism. He claimed that this interest ...23 KB (3,604 words) - 02:01, 9 February 2023
- tales of bravery in battle, there are references to Chinese and Japanese legends, poignant recitations of poetry, and frequent "drenching of sleeves ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 17:35, 30 April 2023
- Tengri is a probable precursor of the Chinese deity Tian, which became ... Tengri first appeared in Chinese records referring to the Xiongnu ...15 KB (2,366 words) - 05:42, 27 February 2023
- and the Korean Peninsula. Several Chinese texts record the people ... According to some Chinese records, Chinese descendants led by Gija ...18 KB (2,662 words) - 09:14, 19 December 2022
- 1997) and has a large concentration of Hui Chinese as well as a variety of ... one of the foremost regions in China for Buddhism. Gansu enjoys an abundance ...21 KB (2,969 words) - 04:27, 18 April 2024
- Practical Philosophy of Primitive (Early) Buddhism. He also taught at Otani ... and Naraka (hell). Ningen consists of two Chinese characters, nin and gen ...13 KB (1,961 words) - 23:19, 3 May 2023
- 23, 1873 – January 19, 1929) was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher ... influenced an entire generation of Chinese young people. Liang returned ...24 KB (3,503 words) - 22:24, 25 October 2022
- of great importance in Tibetan Buddhism, whose incumbent is considered ... compassion. All four schools of Tibetan Buddhism respect the Dalai Lama, ...29 KB (4,223 words) - 17:37, 24 January 2024
- === Buddhism === * The Dharmachakra, a Buddhist symbol, has eight spokes ... * In Mahayana Buddhism, the branches of the Eightfold Path are embodied ...21 KB (2,909 words) - 06:48, 13 June 2023
- practice of Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. It serves several religious ... in the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism, where they are used in ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- crucial role Kandy played in spreading Buddhism throughout Sri Lanka. The ... Kandy directly connect to the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. ...14 KB (1,979 words) - 07:07, 28 February 2023
- had a profound impact upon Japanese Buddhism and art. In the same way ... Baekje in 18 B.C.E. According to the Chinese record San Guo Zhi, during ...27 KB (3,640 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- the members of the ethnic majority of Chinese people to this day still ... were established. The Han gave the Chinese a sense of unity and bequeathed ...16 KB (2,573 words) - 00:55, 28 January 2022
- He encouraged the participation of Han Chinese in government while pursuing ... age of five (six according to traditional Chinese age reckoning) in 1643, ...16 KB (2,379 words) - 20:04, 21 April 2023
- father, Charles Jones Soong, a wealthy Chinese Methodist, had studied in ... the Japanese. In 1943, she was the first Chinese national and the second ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 02:00, 27 February 2023
- #039;s ultimate meeting with Chinese Buddhism, where, for example ... ," the Bodhisattva of Compassion in Chinese Buddhism). ...22 KB (3,392 words) - 11:06, 9 March 2023
- who wrote the most numerous books in Chinese characters. Although his ... Professor Peng Lin at Qinghua University, Beijing teaches the Chinese ...14 KB (2,321 words) - 07:14, 31 July 2022
- religion with the adoption of Theravada Buddhism. That eroded the Hindu idea ... principalities collectively known to the Chinese by the names Funan (modern ...32 KB (4,644 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
- of ancient Central Asia. Known in medieval Chinese sources as Tujue (突厥 ... the name “Ashina,” first appeared in Chinese sources relatively late ...21 KB (3,069 words) - 16:18, 29 July 2023
- deities who play an important role in Chinese religion and culture. While ... backwards). He often bears an archaic Chinese instrument instrument called ...10 KB (1,682 words) - 15:18, 3 December 2022
- and stupas. The second-holiest tree of Buddhism, and the Anandabodhi Tree ... that miracle under the Gandamba tree. The Chinese pilgrim Hiouen Thsang (Xuanzang ...17 KB (2,630 words) - 16:17, 8 February 2023
- Du Fu (712–770 C.E.) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty ... Fu as one of the most humane and moral of Chinese poets; and indeed, Du Fu ...18 KB (2,990 words) - 21:16, 30 January 2024
- to a large extent inherited from China. Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and ... The adoption of the Chinese writing system ("hanja" in Korean ...31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
- is the ruler of Heaven (Tian) in Chinese mythology and is among the ... In addition to the myriad Chinese myths and popular tales that reference ...18 KB (2,861 words) - 08:35, 18 March 2024
- Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity ... made it to China to study classical Chinese Buddhism. Many consider him to ...34 KB (5,119 words) - 03:57, 8 December 2022
- Shikoku where he studied calligraphy and Chinese poetry with a monk. When ... Nakae originally followed the teachings of the Chinese Neo-Confucian ...13 KB (2,132 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- Legalism (Chinese: 法家; pinyin: Fǎjiā; Wade-Giles: Fa-chia; literally ... state. Borrowing from the reforms of other Chinese states, Shang Yang enacted ...22 KB (3,459 words) - 19:04, 25 October 2022
- === Buddhism === *Important Buddhist rituals usually involve nine monks. ==As lucky or unlucky number, Chinese culture== Nine (九 pinyin jiǔ ...22 KB (2,900 words) - 06:48, 13 June 2023
- , is a fundamental concept of traditional Chinese culture. Qi is believed ... This active cosmology has influenced Chinese philosophy, as well as ...20 KB (2,999 words) - 20:26, 20 February 2024
- Among the Oirats' enemies were the Chinese Manchu dynasty and the neighboring ... The Oirats accepted Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhism in the sixteenth century ...17 KB (2,618 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- and Heavenly Horse Tomb. The adoption of Buddhism by the Silla kings in 528 ... a uniquely Korean product and show little Chinese influence. The Silla crown ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 06:29, 11 January 2024
- for much of Christian culture in Chinese society today. Members of ... Xavier, however, died the same year on the Chinese island of Shangchuan, without ...29 KB (4,469 words) - 08:20, 3 April 2024
- Wudangquan or the “internal” styles of Chinese martial arts, which Sun ... (external) martial arts are linked with Buddhism and traditionally associated ...24 KB (3,729 words) - 16:11, 11 November 2022
- Exorcizing demonic forces is central to native Chinese religious culture ... practices that have been influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. In contemporary ...20 KB (3,223 words) - 23:55, 24 March 2024
- complete extant version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script. ... Main Article: Korean Buddhism [[Image:Goryeo Buddhist painting.jpg ...19 KB (2,644 words) - 18:12, 26 December 2022
- Tiger of Kai." In some versions of Chinese mythology (Shingen and Kenshin ... Jōdo Shinshu (True Pure Land) sect of Buddhism ) of Hokuriku, and as the ...16 KB (2,605 words) - 11:26, 18 April 2023
- Tibet, many of the men practice Tibetan Buddhism in the monasteries of Karsha ... of the inhabitants practice Tibetan Buddhism, while the remainder declare ...14 KB (2,083 words) - 21:53, 2 December 2022
- differed from the detachment of typical Chinese and Japanese Buddhist poetry. ... the start of the Age of Mappō (1052), Buddhism was considered to be in ...14 KB (2,344 words) - 18:56, 22 December 2022
- Westerner documented to have converted to Buddhism, renowned for his open-minded ... seem to have been active proselytizers of Buddhism during the time of Menander: ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 04:28, 9 November 2022
- under Kublai Khan to becoming a basically Chinese institution under his successors. achievement, including developmets in the Chinese novel and plays with increased ...21 KB (3,202 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- including 'sumi-e', a style of Chinese and Japanese ink and wash ... East Asian calligraphy typically uses ink brushes to write Chinese ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
- , 709–785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor ... Yan’s artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the ...14 KB (2,115 words) - 03:43, 15 October 2020
- The music of China dates back to the dawn of Chinese civilization ... Western classical music and popular music. Chinese popular music originated ...33 KB (4,845 words) - 16:58, 24 October 2023
- For many centuries, Theravada Buddhism has been the predominant religion ... accounts situate the origins of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka circa 200 B ...32 KB (4,844 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- drawing elements from the religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Bon, and various ... for use within the practice of Tibetan Buddhism and, despite the existence ...39 KB (5,852 words) - 23:25, 30 April 2023
- used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism in the practice of suizen ... Around the tenth century, four Chinese monks were invited to teach ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- had come under the influence of Mahayana Buddhism from Bihar and Bengal. By ... and introduced Mon culture and Theravada Buddhism. They initiated the construction ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 06:14, 18 November 2022
- record of the development of Tibetan Buddhism. Today, the Institute of ... the time of the second transmission of Buddhism to Tibet (marked by the ...21 KB (3,483 words) - 19:06, 13 February 2024
- Furthermore, one of the key doctrines of Buddhism is Anatta, meaning "not ... the Dao De Jing, the source book of the Chinese Daoist tradition, asserts ...18 KB (2,832 words) - 16:09, 11 November 2022
- Army Intelligence Corps where he learned Chinese (via Confucian texts) mainly ... he found this too restrictive, since Buddhism is non-theistic. Instead ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- India's major religions, Jainism and Buddhism, trace their beginnings ... quot; but later became a disciple of Buddhism and became known as "Dhamma ...20 KB (3,019 words) - 04:57, 5 November 2022
- leaders of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Chinese philosophy ... of the distinguished Bhikkhuni of early Buddhism are recorded in many places ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- administrators, began calling himself the Chinese title of "wang" ... into the Liaodong Peninsula, the last Chinese commandery at Lelang was ...29 KB (4,387 words) - 08:36, 19 December 2022
- Historically Shanxi has been a center for Buddhism and Daoism; a multitude ... battlefield between the Japanese and the Chinese communist guerrillas of ...23 KB (3,285 words) - 13:15, 27 January 2023
- worshiped in Tantrism or Vajrayana Buddhism. Originally a Hindu goddess ... Within Tibetan Buddhism Tārā is regarded as a Buddha of compassion ...26 KB (4,258 words) - 04:30, 27 February 2023
- wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers ... The lion dance continues to be an important part of Chinese culture ...24 KB (3,959 words) - 00:19, 5 September 2023
- abound in the mythologies of Hinduism and Buddhism. Although these creatures ... of the ocean. Similarly, followers of the Chinese Hua-Yen tradition believe ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 23:09, 10 November 2022
- Finally, the text has also been shown to have influenced Chinese Buddhism ... partly forgotten due to the rise of Chinese Buddhism during the Tang dynasty ...32 KB (4,741 words) - 11:13, 24 May 2023
- philosophy developed, the influence of Buddhism, which had guided the former ... adopt Zhu Xi’s philosophy. Zhu Xi was a Chinese philosopher of the Southern ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 10:10, 22 May 2023
- 1722. He is known as one of the greatest Chinese emperors in history. His ... falling back on the concept that all non Chinese are barbarians. He consolidated ...20 KB (3,187 words) - 17:31, 14 May 2024
- seized the throne (the first and only Chinese Empress to rule in her own ... regarded by historians as a high point in Chinese civilization—equal to ...40 KB (6,123 words) - 00:13, 10 February 2024
- emerged as a key figure in modern Korean Buddhism, introducing significant ... and gaining proficiency to read such Chinese classics as The Romance ...36 KB (5,271 words) - 19:47, 21 April 2023
- it was a magnet for migration of Han Chinese from the north, who cleared ... Hunan was left relatively unscathed by the Chinese civil war that followed ...18 KB (2,479 words) - 12:20, 4 February 2023
- Saimdang's father taught her the Chinese classics and gave her ... Confucian Eyes: Writings on Gender in Chinese History (Berkeley, CA: University ...16 KB (2,547 words) - 21:41, 6 October 2022
- a living history of the development of Buddhism in Japan. ... a living history of the development of Buddhism in Japan. ...23 KB (3,463 words) - 00:01, 25 August 2023
- Most Western, Chinese, and Yao scholars believe that the Yao became ... separated from the Miao. Most Western, Chinese, and Yao scholars believe ...21 KB (3,250 words) - 10:13, 22 May 2023
- Pǔyí (Traditional Chinese: 溥儀; Simplified Chinese: 溥仪) ... Gardens, before becoming a member of the Chinese People's Political ...23 KB (3,342 words) - 03:35, 7 December 2022
- Yongle is considered one of the greatest Chinese emperors. His economic, ... Zhu Di (Chu Ti)'s father, the Hongwu (Hung-wu; Chinese: 洪武帝; ...27 KB (4,177 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- name 'Taejo' is comprise of two Chinese characters, 'Tae' ... pirates (wakou) and the invasions of the Chinese Red Turbans, those who came ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 19:06, 24 October 2022
- tutored in the Kano school's style of Chinese painting by his friend, Okajima Rinsai. These studies (such as a study of perspective in images imported ...13 KB (2,024 words) - 21:42, 30 January 2024
- of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism, and Ancient Judaism. ... Weber focused on those aspects of Chinese society that were different ...28 KB (4,212 words) - 01:03, 9 November 2022
- numerous texts of Neo-Confucianism, Zen Buddhism and Daoism. In 1554 he went ... orthodoxy than the Japanese and even the Chinese. Although Yulgok was a Neo ...21 KB (3,447 words) - 11:12, 24 May 2023
- is also found in the Philippines). The Chinese would also sometimes spread ... Buddhism also has an ancient talismanic tradition. In the earliest ...13 KB (2,101 words) - 17:26, 26 July 2023
- during this time they converted from Buddhism to Manichaeanism under the ... Göktürks (Kokturks, known in medieval Chinese sources as Tujue (突厥 ...35 KB (5,059 words) - 20:30, 23 March 2024
- It is also a central concept in Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and has ... It is also a central concept in Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and has ...28 KB (4,293 words) - 11:10, 25 May 2023
- folk and aristocratic art forms, including Chinese acrobatics, dengaku, and ... and are intended to illustrate the principles of Buddhism. ...16 KB (2,586 words) - 19:45, 5 March 2023
- of religion, Chandragupta II supported Buddhism during the time of Buddhism ... Faxian (Fa-shien) had been the first of three great Chinese pilgrims ...13 KB (1,823 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- world, where he has helped to spread Buddhism and to publicize the ideal ... influential spiritual leaders of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama traditionally ...36 KB (5,468 words) - 03:45, 30 April 2023
- (the same character is used for the Chinese word Dao). As such, Shinto ... === Shinto and Buddhism === In 538 C.E. Buddhism was introduced into ...32 KB (5,118 words) - 14:16, 27 January 2023
