Buddhism and Buddhists in China
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, General Eastern Religions, Zen Buddhism, Buddhism
| Author: | Lewis Hodus | ISBN: | 1230000260094 |
| Publisher: | Serapis | Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lewis Hodus |
| ISBN: | 1230000260094 |
| Publisher: | Serapis |
| Publication: | August 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Buddhism is a religion which must be viewed from many angles. Its original form, as preached by Gautama in India and developed in the early years succeeding, and as embodied in the sacred literature of early Buddhism, is not representative of the actual Buddhism of any land today. The faithful student of Buddhist literature would be as far removed from understanding the working activities of a busy center of Buddhism in Burmah, Tibet or China today as a student of patristic literature would be from appreciating the Christian life of London or New York City. Moreover Buddhism, like Christianity, has been affected by national conditions.
Buddhism is a religion which must be viewed from many angles. Its original form, as preached by Gautama in India and developed in the early years succeeding, and as embodied in the sacred literature of early Buddhism, is not representative of the actual Buddhism of any land today. The faithful student of Buddhist literature would be as far removed from understanding the working activities of a busy center of Buddhism in Burmah, Tibet or China today as a student of patristic literature would be from appreciating the Christian life of London or New York City. Moreover Buddhism, like Christianity, has been affected by national conditions.
