Comparing the Philosophy of Life in Christianity and...

Comparing the Philosophy of Life in Christianity and Chinese Buddhism Chinese Philosophy not only is the fruit of thinking of the Chinese nation, but also is the important component part of world culture. In Chinese philosophy, there are three main parts: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Among them, Chinese Buddhism, which came from India, experienced a course of sinicization under the influence of Chinese traditional culture represented mainly by Confucianism and Taoism , so it keeps the general features of Buddhism ,and also formed its Chinese characteristics. The changes of Chinese Buddhism from going out of this world to being in this world and building pure land in this world fully manifested the humanistic spirit†¦show more content†¦In this way , in actual life, there are often conflicts and struggles between goodness and evil in human nature. So Christianity stresses that human beings should believe in God, and depend on Gods power to ensure tending towards goodness, and entering the paradise after their death. Buddhism, starting from its basic teaching arising through causation (Pratityasamutpada), believes that all things are naturally formed from causes and condition (Hetupratyaya), man is also the combination from Five Classifications (Pancaskandha), under given conditions and the result of ignorance (Avidya). As for man is the result of ignorance, its a bit similar to Christian original sin . but influenced by Confucius goodness of human nature and Taoist return to nature and true , Chinese Buddhism specially emphasizes the inner basis of free from world , and stresses that human nature, which is naturally pure and enlightened but dirty and befuddled because of being hoodwinked by desire. Only when man could see mind and enlighten nature by practicing Buddhism, then he is free from world and become Buddha. 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