Buddhism spread through Asia Flashcards
Through which road did Buddhists travel to China?
Through the Silk road.
Why did the Chinese accept Buddha’s teachings?
They accepted because Buddha was a lot like their thinkers’ Confusion and Lao-Tzu.
What was Chinese Buddhism called?
Cha’an
What was Japanese Buddhism called?
Zen
When did Buddhism reach Japan?
6-7th Century
What was the most important development in China after Buddhism came?
Printing.
Why was printing so important in China?
A lot of people wanted to read and write and the writing of books took a very long period of time.
What was the first version of the printer?
The first version was that one page of the book would be carved into a piece of the block so that they could make multiple copies but they could only do this with one specific page.
What was the second version of the printer?
Since it also took a lot of time to carve a block and since it only worked for one page they decide to make blocks with different symbols so that to make a sentence they fasten the symbols needed together and print it. This could work for multiple writings.
What were the effects of Buddhism in the building?
They would build shrines called stupas over the remains of their saints. They had no rooms and worshipers only moved around the stupa meditating and praying. In China, they were built higher so they made the pagodas. (A typical building in Chinese Architecture)
Japan had —— languages written down before Buddhism.
None.
Why did the Japanese change the scripts?
The Japanese changes the scripts so that they could add Buddhism models.
—– Type of Buddhism is very popular.
Zen.
What was the aim of Zen Buddhism?
The aim was to reach peace through quietness.
What are some of the practices in Japan to reach quietness?
1-The tea festival
2-flower arranging
3-sand gardens.
