Archive for Religions
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 [...]
Brief history of Taoism
This morning I was reading the Straits Times and came across the report on the issue of religions in Singapore. It was reported that the number of Singaporeans turning towards Buddhism and Christianity has seen a rise in recent times. What does that mean? First, it mean that more people are turning towards religion which [...]
