Chinese Religion Through Hindu Eyes a Study in the Tendencies of Asiatic Mental
Chinese Religion Through Hindu Eyes a Study in the Tendencies of Asiatic Mental
Benoy Kumar Sarkar
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It has to be observed, finally, that image-worship has passed through the same stages both in India and China, and the process of deification of Confucius and Laotsze is exactly parallel to that of Sakyasimha and Mahavira. The recognition of Confucius as a god to be worshipped like other gods through an image is a few centuries later than that of his more favoured colleagues of India. But images as symbols of divinity have been synchronous among the two peoples. CHAPTER VI. The Birth of Buddhis...m (B. C. 150 A. D. 100) SECTION 1. Introduction of Buddha-cult into China. (a} CHINESE ROMANTICISM. Historically speaking, Buddhism was introduced into China under Mingti, the Han Emperor, in A. D. 67. There are legendary traditions of the Celestials having had knowl- edge of the new faith in Chou times and at least since the time of the first Emperor, the contemporary of Asoka. The traditions do not seem to have been thoroughly unhistorical in view of the fact that the Maurya Emperor (c B. C. 250) was a great internationalist and was always ambitious to extend the Indian sphere of influence in every direction, and also because the Han Emperor Wuti (B.
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