Archive for Chinese Stories
How Buddhism won the hearts of the Chinese? (Part 2)
In my previous post on how buddhism win the hearts of the chinese part-1, we discussed about the reason why Buddhism was not accepted by the Chinese society. One interesting denial of Buddhism came from the Confucians as they argued that Buddhism drained the people of their all too inadequate funds and made them crave [...]
How Buddhism won the hearts of the Chinese? (Part 1)
Do you know how Buddhism gain entry into China? Afterall, we all know that Buddhism originated in India and that Confucian and Taoism were seen as the major philosophical traditions in China then.
Buddhism did not win favor and flourish in china without opposition as many aspects of Buddhist teachings were at odds with the evolved [...]
Marriage of the same surname?
Ever wondered why every chinese is identified with a surname? From the studies of archaelogical record, the chinese society is believed to be patriarchal, one which is divided into tribal or clan like units. Family name had already been developed in ancient times and it has always preceded a man’ s personal name. Hence, we [...]
