1. 普世宗教 (Universal religion) Christianity 、 Islam 、 Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism

2. 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.)

3.  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.

4. 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

5.  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.

6. The proportion of religion in the world ’ s population  Christian33%  Islam21% 、  Hindu 佔 14%  Buddhist 佔 6%

7. 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

8. Religion in East Asia  Buddhism(originated in India )  Hinduism (originated from India ’ s Brahmanism )

9. Indian National Emblem&flag Asoka

10. 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) 1 2 3 4 5

11. North spread  1. Maurya dynasty  2. Kushan dynasty ，「犍陀羅 (Afghanistan ) 藝術」 (Gandhara Art)

12. 犍陀羅藝術

13. 樓蘭古城 kroraina

14. China  Into China:during the Han dynasty  Became popular:Tang Dynasty

15. 洛陽白馬寺

17. 朝鮮 (Korea) 、日本 (Japan)  Accepted Buddhism from China

18. 唐朝鑑真和尚  東渡日本 東渡日本

19. 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

21. 南傳 (South spread)  1.ceylon 10C., Buddhism and Hinduism coexist in Java,Burma,Thailand and Cambodia.

22. 阿努拉德普勒城內的查特比納羅摩佛塔 (4C)

23. 緬甸

24. 爪哇島

25. 吳哥窟