普世宗教 (Universal religion) Christianity 、 Islam 、 Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism
VOCABULARY Christian (adj.) A Christian nation. Christian beliefs say... Muslim/Islamic (adj) A Muslim nation/An Islamic nation. Muslim beliefs say... Buddhist (adj.) Hindu (adj.) Jewish (adj.)
Christian (n.) Christians usually go to church on Sunday. Muslim (n.) Muslims pray five times a day. Buddhist (n.) Buddhists visit temples to burn incense. Hindu (n.) Hindus are vegetarians. Jew (n.) Jews do not eat pork.
So, we can say I am a ___(preferred) or I am _____ I am a Christian/I am Christian I am a Muslim/I am Muslim I am a Buddhist/I am Buddhist I am a Hindu/I am Hindu I am a Jew/I am Jewish
Syncretism [ s n.kr ə.t . zm] = the blending of two or more religious/cultural customs to form a new religion/custom, or a very different version of the original religion/custom. There was a lot of syncretism as Buddhism spread through China.
The proportion of religion in the world ’ s population Christian33% Islam21% 、 Hindu 佔 14% Buddhist 佔 6%
Why we need to know about universal religion? 杭亭頓 Samuel P. Huntington ” The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order ” 文明的衝突 與世界秩序的重建 (1997) The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order
Religion in East Asia Buddhism(originated in India ) Hinduism (originated from India ’ s Brahmanism )
Indian National Emblem&flag Asoka
佛教傳播 Buddhism Buddhism was divided into three factions First is Hīnayāna(1 、 4) Second is Mahāyāna(3) Third is Tibetan Buddhism(5)
North spread 1. Maurya dynasty 2. Kushan dynasty ,「犍陀羅 (Afghanistan ) 藝術」 (Gandhara Art)
犍陀羅藝術
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China Into China:during the Han dynasty Became popular:Tang Dynasty
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朝鮮 (Korea) 、日本 (Japan) Accepted Buddhism from China
唐朝鑑真和尚 東渡日本 東渡日本
西藏的佛教 Before Buddhism spread into Tibet, the original religious belief of Tibet was traditional magic (Bon). When Princess Wen Cheng married the Tibetan King, Chinese Buddhism was introduced into Tibet. Scripture
南傳 (South spread) 1.ceylon 10C., Buddhism and Hinduism coexist in Java,Burma,Thailand and Cambodia.
阿努拉德普勒城內的查特比納羅摩佛塔 (4C)
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