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| | |  Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism and the Roman world - Western knowledge of Buddhism
Some knowledge of Buddhism existed quite early in the West. In the 2nd century CE, Clement of Alexandria, the father of Christian dogmatism, wrote about the Buddha:
"Among the Indians are those philosophers also who follow the precepts of Boutta, whom they honour as a god on account of his extraordinary sanctity." (Clement of Alexandria "The Stromata, or Miscellanies" Book I, Chapter XV ...
See also:Buddhism and the Roman world, Buddhism and the Roman world - Pandion embassy, Buddhism and the Roman world - Western knowledge of Buddhism, Buddhism and the Roman world - Buddhism and Gnosticism, Buddhism and the Roman world - Notes Read more here: » Buddhism and the Roman world: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism and the Roman world - Western knowledge of Buddhism |
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| | | | Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism and Westernization 1945-present When Korea was liberated from Japanese occupation in 1945, the celibate ordained members of the main sect of Korean Buddhism, Chogye, to take over for the married monks who ran the temples during the occupation. The new occupiers, however, brought with them their own religions, Christianity in the south and Marxism in the north. Although today there are large Buddhist organizations in Korea, the influences of Marxism, Western secularism, and Christianity continue to grow, which some see as a natural result of ...
See also:Korean Buddhism, Korean Buddhism - Historical overview of the development of Korean Buddhism, Korean Buddhism - Buddhism in the Three Kingdoms, Korean Buddhism - Goguryeo, Korean Buddhism - Baekje, Korean Buddhism - Kaya, Korean Buddhism - Silla, Korean Buddhism - Buddhism in the Unified Silla period 668-918, Korean Buddhism - Buddhism as state religion in the Goryeo period 918-1392, Korean Buddhism - Suppression under the Joseon dynasty 1392-1910, Korean Buddhism - Buddhism during the Japanese occupation 1910-1945, Korean Buddhism - Buddhism and Westernization 1945-present, Korean Buddhism - Looking Ahead Read more here: » Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism and Westernization 1945-present |
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| | | | Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism and the Roman world - Pandion embassy Roman historical accounts describe an embassy sent by the "Indian king Pandion (Pandya?), also named Porus," to Caesar Augustus around 13 CE. The embassy was travelling with a diplomatic letter in Greek, and one of its members was a sramana who burned himself alive in Athens to demonstrate his faith. The event made a sensation and was described by Nicolaus of Damascus, who met the embassy at Antioch, and related by Strabo (XV,1,73 [1]) and Dio Cassius (li ...
See also:Buddhism and the Roman world, Buddhism and the Roman world - Pandion embassy, Buddhism and the Roman world - Western knowledge of Buddhism, Buddhism and the Roman world - Buddhism and Gnosticism, Buddhism and the Roman world - Notes Read more here: » Buddhism and the Roman world: Encyclopedia II - Buddhism and the Roman world - Pandion embassy |
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| | | | Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Hsuan Hua - A Road of Hardship With the founding of a new American Sangha, Master Hsuan Hua was then ready to embark on an incredible building program for American Buddhism. Master Hsuan Hua explained that his life's work lay in three main areas:
bringing the true and proper teachings of the Buddha to the West and establishing a proper monastic community of the fully Sangha here;
organizing and supporting the translation of the entire Buddhist canon into English and other Western languages; and
promoting wholesome education through the establishment of schools and universities.
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See also:Hsuan Hua, Hsuan Hua - Early Life, Hsuan Hua - Leaving Home, Hsuan Hua - Dharma Transmisson from Hsu Yun, Hsuan Hua - Residing in Hong Kong, Hsuan Hua - Bringing the Dharma to the West, Hsuan Hua - Monk in the Grave, Hsuan Hua - The First American Sangha, Hsuan Hua - A Road of Hardship, Hsuan Hua - Building the Foundation of Buddhism in America, Hsuan Hua - Hosting Ordination Ceremonies on Western Soil, Hsuan Hua - Protecting the Dharma, Hsuan Hua - Working towards a harmonious Sangha, Hsuan Hua - Chinese and American Buddhism, Hsuan Hua - Teaching and Protecting All Nations, Hsuan Hua - Death, Hsuan Hua - Funeral, Hsuan Hua - Sharira, Hsuan Hua - Lectures Read more here: » Hsuan Hua: Encyclopedia II - Hsuan Hua - A Road of Hardship |
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