Religions in China should serve Communist Party, says govt white paper

[nang2]

China is realising what the French Revolution intended but never achieved 100%.

Bravo, well done!

Guess where many of early China communists were educated?

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Guess where many of early China communists were educated?

So? In fact, China was the first secular state in the world as it never had a state religion. It was people like Leibniz who propagated the adoption of Chinese governance system.

 

[nang2]

So? In fact, China was the first secular state in the world as it never had a state religion. It was people like Leibniz who propagated the adoption of Chinese governance system.

Hard to say. China is more or less making science as the state religion. Of course, not the science that embraces rational skepticism, open mindedness and critical thinking, but the science that authorizes elites to issue edicts and dictates.

 

[beijingwalker]

We may not be best but some time after seeing this, we think that India isiheaven.

India is heaven, good for you.

China throughout the history tends to be united rather than divided through religious lines.

 

[sinait]

Chinese religious freedom is next to non existent. It's illegal for Hindus & jains to preech their religion in China. Even though Buddhism is based on Hinduism , all because China only recognizes 5 religions

In your dreams Buddhism is based on Hinduism.
Indians are a NASTY BREED, always greedily annex land of others and appropriate credit of religion not theirs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakya

The Shakya (Sakya and Sakiya[1][2][3]) were a clan of the late Vedic period (1000-500 BCE).
The best-known Shakya was Siddhartha Gautama Shakya, who was the founder of Buddhism (c. 6th to 4th centuries BCE) and came to be known as Gautama Buddha

Annexation by Kosala
Virudhaka, as an act of vengeance, he invaded the Shakya territory, massacred them and annexed it.
( In other words, present occupiers, Gangas, are not the Buddha's people, but rather the murderers)
Religion
It is uncertain whether, by the time of Siddhartha's birth, Vedic Brahmanism had been adopted to any significant extent by the Shakyans.
However, the bearers of this tradition, the Brahmins, did not occupy a dominant position in the area in which the Buddha preached his message.

So much for your BS about Buddhism is based on Hinduism.
Even the term HINDUISM comes from the Indians British Masters.
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http://www.worldhindunews.com/2014/...india-it-was-never-used-to-describe-religion/

The word Hindu was used initially to describe the people of India; it was never used to describe religion

The word Hinduism is a misnomer.
Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru:~ The word Hindu can be earliest traced to a source a tantrik in 8th century, and it was used initially to describe the people, it was never used to describe religion. (The discovery of India” on page -74 and -75)
According to Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru Its connection with religion is of late occurrence. The word Hinduism is derived from the word Hindu.

The word Hinduism was first used by the English writers in the 19th century to describe the multiplicity of faiths of the people of India.
In Encyclopaedia Britannica it says:~ The word Hinduism was first used by the British writers in the year 1830 to describe the multiplicity of the faiths of the people of India excluding the converted Christians. (Volume -20, Reference -581)
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[Götterdämmerung]

Hard to say. China is more or less making science as the state religion. Of course, not the science that embraces rational skepticism, open mindedness and critical thinking, but the science that authorizes elites to issue edicts and dictates.

Try to question the official narrative of 9/11 at any university as a professor in the US and see what happens. LOL

As long as Chinese universities don't produce gender neutral snowflakes, I think they are on the right track.

 

[sinait]

We may not be best but some time after seeing this, we think that India isiheaven.

If GANGADESH is heaven, of course it IS THE BEST.
Nothing beats Heaven.
I cringe at your FAKE HUMILITY.
Except for the rest of the world, GANGADESH is a SHITHOLE, unfortunately.
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[nang2]

Try to question the official narrative of 9/11 at any university as a professor in the US and see what happens. LOL

As long as Chinese universities don't produce gender neutral snowflakes, I think they are on the right track.

LOL. You are right!

 

[sinait]

Try to question the official narrative of 9/11 at any university as a professor in the US and see what happens. LOL

As long as Chinese universities don't produce gender neutral snowflakes, I think they are on the right track.

LOL, gender neutral snowflakes.
good one, you got it somewhere or you coined it.
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[Götterdämmerung]

LOL, gender neutral snowflakes.
good one, you got it somewhere or you coined it.
.

Honestly, I just put all the hilarious stuffs I see from the US together and voilà!

 

[Jlaw]

This mentality is reasonable because communists never understand religions. So they treat religions, like everything else, as material objects they manipulate to serve their own want.

@Dungeness you still think he's Chinese?

 

[boxer_B]

Hard to say. China is more or less making science as the state religion. Of course, not the science that embraces rational skepticism, open mindedness and critical thinking, but the science that authorizes elites to issue edicts and dictates.

Science cannot replace religion because this world is not fair. Neither science can give you hope when all odds are against you nor science can provide solace when losing near and dear.

Humans experience emotions. You cannot make it to follow algorithms. That's the role of religion.

 

[nang2]

Science cannot replace religion because this world is not fair. Neither science can give you hope when all odds are against you nor science can provide solace when losing near and dear.

Humans experience emotions. You cannot make it to follow algorithms. That's the role of religion.

It depends on how you spin it. Science cannot replace religion in the scientific sense, but who says it has to be scientific? Abundant examples with people proclaiming science when little evidence or logic is provided.

 

[Zen0]

In your dreams Buddhism is based on Hinduism.
Indians are a NASTY BREED, always greedily annex land of others and appropriate credit of religion not theirs.

You Chinese are disgusting can't even accept basic , all dharmic religions are based on the similar core principles. Just like all Abrahamic religions are based on similar principles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakya

The Shakya (Sakya and Sakiya[1][2][3]) were a clan of the late Vedic period (1000-500 BCE).
The best-known Shakya was Siddhartha Gautama Shakya, who was the founder of Buddhism (c. 6th to 4th centuries BCE) and came to be known as Gautama Buddha

Lol at your 6bce scripts with hindu rig Veda of 2000bce , one of the oldest religious scripts in the world , all dharmic religions are based on this

Being composed in an early Indo-Aryanlanguage, the hymns must post-date the Indo-Iranian separation, dated to roughly 2000 BC.[68]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigveda

It is uncertain whether, by the time of Siddhartha's birth, Vedic Brahmanism had been adopted to any significant extent by the Shakyans.

Ya just so happens he magically taught the same Vedic teachings

However, the bearers of this tradition, the Brahmins, did not occupy a dominant position in the area in which the Buddha preached his message.

I don't even have to try

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Hinduism


Similarities

Basic vocabularyEdit
The Buddha approved many of the terms already used in philosophical discussions of his era; however, many of these terms carry a different meaning in the Buddhist tradition. For example, in the Samaññaphala Sutta, the Buddha is depicted presenting a notion of the "three knowledges" (tevijja) – a term also used in the Vedic tradition to describe knowledge of the Vedas – as being not texts, but things that he had experienced (these are not noble truths[clarification needed]).[15] The true "three knowledges" are said to be constituted by the process of achieving enlightenment, which is what the Buddha is said to have achieved in the three watches of the night of his enlightenment.[16]

KarmaEdit
Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म from the root kṛ, "to do") is a word meaning action or activity and often implies its subsequent results (also called karma-phala, "the fruits of action"). It is commonly understood as a term to denote the entire cycle of cause and effect as described in the philosophies of a number of cosmologies, including those of Buddhism and Hinduism.

Karma is a central part of Buddhist teachings. In Buddha's teaching, karma is a direct intentional[17] result of a person's word, thought and/or action in life. In pre-Buddhist Vedic culture, karma has to do with whether or not the ritualistic actions are correctly performed. Little emphasis is placed on moral conduct in the early Vedic conception.[neutrality is disputed] In Buddhism, by contrast, a person's words, thoughts and/or actions form the basis for good and bad karma: sila (moral conduct) goes hand in hand with the development of meditation and wisdom. Buddhist teachings carry a markedly different meaning from pre-Buddhist conceptions of karma.[18]

DharmaEdit
Dharma (Sanskrit, Devanagari: धर्म or PāliDhamma, Devanagari: धम्म) means Natural Law, Reality or Duty, and with respect to its significance for spirituality and religion might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths. A Hindu appellation for Hinduism itself is Sanātana Dharma, which translates as "the eternal dharma." Similarly, Buddhadharma is an appellation for Buddhism. The general concept of dharma forms a basis for philosophies, beliefs and practices originating in India. The four main ones are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism (Jaina Dharma), and Sikhism (Sikha Dharma), all of whom retain the centrality of dharma in their teachings. In these traditions, beings that live in harmony with dharma proceed more quickly toward, according to the tradition, Dharma Yukam, Moksha, or Nirvana (personal liberation). Dharma can refer generally to religious duty, and also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.

BuddhaEdit
The term "Buddha" too has appeared in Hindu scriptures before the birth of Gautama Buddha. In the Vayu Purana, sage Dakshacalls Lord Shiva as Buddha.[19]

Similar symbolismEdit

• Mudra: This is a symbolic hand-gesture expressing an emotion. Images of the Buddha almost always depict him performing some mudra.
• Dharma Chakra: The Dharma Chakra, which appears on the national flag of India and the flag of the Thai royal family, is a Buddhist symbol that is used by members of both religions.
• Rudraksha: These are beads that devotees, usually monks, use for praying.
• Tilak: Many Hindu devotees mark their heads with a tilak, which is interpreted as a third eye. A similar mark is one of the characteristic physical characteristics of the Buddha.
• Swastika and Sauwastika: both are sacred symbols. It can be either clockwise or counter-clockwise and both are seen in Hinduism and Buddhism. The Buddha is sometimes depicted with a sauwastika on his chest or the palms of his hands.[20]

Similar practicesEdit
MantraEdit

In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of devotion.
A mantra (मन्त्र) is a religious syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language. Their use varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra. They are primarily used as spiritual conduits, words or vibrations that instill one-pointed concentration in the devotee. Other purposes have included religious ceremonies to accumulate wealth, avoid danger, or eliminate enemies. Mantras existed in the historical Vedic religion, Zoroastrianism[21] and the Shramanic traditions, and thus they remain important in Buddhism and Jainism as well as other faiths of Indian origin such as Sikhism.

YogaEdit

practice of Yoga is intimately connected to the religious beliefs and practices of both Hinduism and Buddhism.[22] However, there are distinct variations in the usage of yoga terminology in the two religions.

In Hinduism, the term "Yoga" commonly refers to the eight limbs of yoga as defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, written some time after 100 BCE, and means "yoke", with the idea that one's individual atman, or soul, would yoke or bind with the monistic entity that underlies everything (brahman). Yoga in Hinduism also known as being 'complex', based on yoking (integrating). Yoga defines a specific process, it has an emphasis on knowledge and practice, as well as being known to be 'mature' and difficult.[23] The most basic meaning of this Sanskrit term is with technique. The technique of the different forms of yoga is what makes the practice meaningful. Yoga is not an easy or simple practice, viyoga is what is described as simple. Yoga is difficult in the fact of displaying the faith and meaning of Hinduism. Many Hindus tend to pick and choose between the five forms of yoga because of the way they live their life and how they want to practice it in the form they are most connected to.[24]

In the Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet, however, the term "Yoga" is simply used to refer to any type of spiritual practice; from the various types of tantra (like Kriyayoga or Charyayoga) to 'Deity yoga' and 'guru yoga'. In the early translation phase of the Sutrayana and Tantrayana from India, China and other regions to Tibet, along with the practice lineages of sadhana, codified in the Nyingmapa canon, the most subtle 'conveyance' (Sanskrit: yana) is Adi Yoga(Sanskrit). A contemporary scholar with a focus on Tibetan Buddhism, Robert Thurmanwrites that Patanjali was influenced by the success of the Buddhist monastic system to formulate his own matrix for the version of thought he considered orthodox.[25]

MeditationEdit
There is a range of common terminology and common descriptions of the meditative states that are seen as the foundation of meditation practice in both Hindu Yoga and Buddhism. Many scholars have noted that the concepts of dhyana and samādhi - technical terms describing stages of meditative absorption – are common to meditative practices in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Most notable in this context is the relationship between the system of four Buddhist dhyana states (Pali: jhana) and the samprajnata samadhi states of Classical Yoga.[26] Also, many (Tibetan) Vajrayana practices of the generation stageand completion stage work with the chakras, inner energy channels (nadis) and kundalini, called tummo in Tibetan.

 

[Zen0]

The best-known Shakya was Siddhartha Gautama Shakya, who was the founder of Buddhism (c. 6th to 4th centuries BCE) and came to be known as Gautama Buddha

Fun fact 1: Buddha is a vedic word used in hindu mantras

( In other words, present occupiers, Gangas, are not the Buddha's people, but rather the murderers)

In other words you're a illiterate 5cent troll , do you even fuking know where guatama's kingdom was & where he preached.

So much for your BS about Buddhism is based on Hinduism.
Even the term HINDUISM comes from the Indians British Masters

Hinduism comes from the vedas the holy texts of hindus you illiterate .

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http://www.worldhindunews.com/2014/...india-it-was-never-used-to-describe-religion/

The word Hindu was used initially to describe the people of India; it was never used to describe religion

You moron its adopted name, Hindu is derived from the word sindhu as in Indus river , Hinduism are people who follow Sanathana Dharma a.k.a. The teachings of rig vedas written on the banks of ganga

According to Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru Its connection with religion is of late occurrence. The word Hinduism is derived from the word Hindu.

Even a child knows hindu was called Hindustan , What's your point? All Hindus followed the dharmic
teaching . It was only after Muslims &Christians invaded that hindus were segregated by different religions.

The word Hinduism was first used by the English writers in the 19th century to describe the multiplicity of faiths of the people of India.

Ya don't tell 16th century Portuguese about it

Or 17th century British

The Christian friar Sebastiao Manrique used the term 'Hindu' in religious context in 1649.[12]

and the term Hindu appears in some texts dated between the 13th and 18th century in Sanskrit and regional languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu