The worldview is a philosophical concept, which refers to a person’s fundamental view of the world and even the universe. Since the day when human beings acquired the ability to think, research and exploration of this issue have never ceased.…
The Tibetan Buddhist tradition has integrated with the local culture, combining the traditional Indian teachings with the best aspects of Chinese and Indian culture to create a magnificent Tibetan Buddhist culture. On one hand, it maintains the original Indian traditions…
Chinese Buddhism has the following characteristics: Comprehensive: As mentioned above, during the two-thousand-year history, China imported all the contents of the three periods of Indian Buddhism, forming three major language systems of Buddhism. From the biographies and translation history of…
The various schools of Buddhist teachings have had an indelible impact on Chinese thought, after long periods of study and widespread dissemination. For example, Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism was clearly influenced by the Huayan, Chan, and other Buddhist theories, which is a…
The Pali Canon-based Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism) is spread in the areas of Dai and Blang ethnic groups in Yunnan Province, China. The people there have a similar Buddhist tradition and belief as the Southern Buddhist countries such as Thailand and…
Also known as the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism, originated in the mid-7th century AD in Tibet. At that time, the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo converted to Buddhism under the influence of his two wives, Princess Wencheng of the Tang dynasty…
With the influx of a large amount of Buddhist scriptures, the various sects of Indian Buddhism came into contact with Chinese national culture. After a long period of absorption and digestion, they achieved creative development. The period from the late…
The spread of Buddhism in China is inseparable from the translation of Buddhist scriptures. The earliest translation was the “Forty-two Chapter Sutra” translated by Kāśyapa Mātaṅga and Dharmaratna during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han Dynasty, and there were…
The introduction of Buddhism into China was a landmark event in history. The entire process of introduction was a historical process in which Buddhism gradually became a part of Chinese culture from a foreign culture. The introduction of Buddhism also…
In the first sutra that the Buddha delivered to the Five Monks called “Turning the Dharma Wheel Sutra,” he expounded his personal realization of the Middle Way, a completely new philosophy that is distinct from other religious philosophies. The Buddha…
