How long did Buddhism last in Siam?SiamSiam is the historic name for Thailand. Thailand is also known as the Kingdom of Thailand. It is a country located in Southeastern Asia and shares borders with Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia....
adynamics of cultural syncretism: how was South Asian Buddhism transformed into an East Asian spiritual tradition? How did the spread of Chinese writing and Chinese-style imperial systems to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam shape state-building processes there? Tension between nomadic and sedentary civilizat...
Mindfulness as a practice has its origins in Buddhism, so how did it travel from Eastern philosophy to the yoga studios, schools, and hospitals of North America, Europe, and elsewhere? Most people credit a man namedJon Kabat-Zinn. Of course, many others helped transition mindfulness to the W...
How did Daoism influence the economy in China? How important is the minister in Daoism? What is the difference between Taoism and Daoism? How do Taoism and Islam relate? How did Taoism affect Buddhism in China? How did Yin and Yang change in Daoism?
Many concepts taught by Buddha and Lao-Tzu are comparable and complementary. Especially, with the later entry of Ch’an Buddhism — Zen Buddhism in Japan — as introduced from India by Bodhidharma, the two philosophies seemed harmonious. They were certai
and local cults.6 These data have Landscape, water and religion in ancient India shed new light on inter-religious dynam Julia Shaw ics, and on the development of exchange networks between Buddhist monks and As Buddhism spread into central and western India from its a...
Originally published as “Turning the idea of the Indo-Pacific into reality” https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/06/13/turning-the-idea-of-the-indo-pacific-into-reality/ Amitav Acharya American University IN BRIEF Regions are not permanent entities — their names and boundaries change. The concept...
How did Confucianism change over time? What was the role of Confucianism in the Qing Dynasty? How does Confucianism influence Chinese literature? How do Taoism and Confucianism complement each other? How are Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism religions?
How did Japan change after the Onin War? How did Japan join the Axis Powers? How did feudal Japan end? How was medieval Japan influenced by China? Why did Japan begin a period of conquest? How did Buddhism alter the Chinese Empire?
Question: How did natural barriers or geography affect the Silk Road? The Silk Road: The Silk Road first came into being in the 1st century BC during the Han Dynasty. It was during this period that the Roman Republic first became an empire. Scholars are unsure how much the Roman and Chin...