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11/14/2010
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Spread of Buddhism:Spread of Buddhism:China, Korea, & JapanChina, Korea, & Japan
What do you remember about What do you remember about Buddhism?Buddhism?
� Karma
� Reincarnation
� “Life is full of suffering” (Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path)
� Nirvana (NOT THE BAND!!)
The Spread of BuddhismThe Spread of Buddhism
The Spread of BuddhismThe Spread of Buddhism
Buddhism starts in
India (500s BCE)
Traders & missionaries
spread Buddhism to China (100s
CE)
Buddhism arrives in
Korea from China
(300s CE)
Buddhism spread to
Japan from Korea(500s
BCE)
Significance of BuddhismSignificance of Buddhism
� Collapse of Han Dynasty led to…
◦ Chaos
◦ Warfare
◦ Starvation/famine
� People were attracted to Buddhism’s message of salvation
◦ Life is full of suffering
◦ The way to end suffering is to end all desires
ReviewReview
� What are the major ideas or beliefs of Buddhism?
� How did it spread to Japan & Korea from China?
� Why was Buddhism important in China?