Buddhism and Chinese social life, arts, and culture.

Buddhism and Chinese Social Life, Arts and Culture
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Buddhism and Chinese Social Life, Arts, and Culture
Chinese Buddhist religion has its roots traced back to its native country India, central Asia, and southern sea (Sørensen, 2019). Religion has always been a powerful tool in building morals, educating and passing on cultures from one generation to another. The religion influenced Chinese mindset and creativity and their social and cultural activities.
Chinese social life transformed as they received religious teachings. From the book (The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng, 2008), there is a sense of hierarchy, master talks of the position of a Buddha who received dharma before appointment and talks of the robe as an embodiment of trust passed from one generation of patriarchs to the next.
The Chinese artistic knowledge advanced as they came up religious pa...