Comments by "K `" (@user-jt3dw6vv4x) on "Growing number of young people in China flock to religious temples to escape life’s pressures" video.

@earlysda No, no, absolutely not. Christianity has never been a traditional aspect of Chinese culture unlike Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism (which together are known as the Three Teachings in Chinese culture). Unlike the Three Teachings, Christianity has never had any sort of major impact on Chinese culture. It is completely foreign and not connected to traditional Chinese culture. The Three Teachings have influenced Chinese culture in both a religious and secular sense. Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism are also all part of Eastern philosophy and share many similarities which is why they have been syncretised with each other. Christianity is from a totally different tradition and is incompatible with the most basic of teachings of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism and thus incompatible with traditional Chinese society.
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@jayantkamble6082 Decline in South Asia??? Why do you always forget Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Himalayan India? All of those areas still practice Buddhism and they're all in South Asia.
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@alexoolau These young Chinese people are merely connecting with an aspect of traditional Chinese culture. Don't correlate this with organised religion. Traditional religions of China (Taoism and Buddhism) are not organised religions.
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@mahinegi3064 No
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@claesvanoldenphatt9972 Nestorian Christianity did not influence Theravada Buddhism. Buddhism is a lot older than Christianity. How can Christian sect influence Buddhism or other Asian religions when they've existed for a much, much longer time than Christianity?
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@jayantkamble6082 Bhutan, Nepal, Himalayan India (Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling, Kalimpong etc.) and Chittagong Hill Tracts are all part of mainland South Asia, are they not?
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Please stop trying to convert Asian people to your religion. Asian people have their own indigenous Eastern religions. Respect our beliefs please.
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@yeagerist4463 Who said the Buddha invented meditation? 💀
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@yeagerist4463 Nobody said the Buddha invented meditation... 💀
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@mahinegi3064 The Buddha couldn't agree with Brahmanism and decided to become an ascetic. So how is Buddhism a "literal copy of Hinduism"?
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Well they're both Dharmic religions
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@mahinegi3064 No it's not. There are similarities but if you think the Buddha's teachings are the exact same as Hinduism, then I have news for you.
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@raybison5547 Said who? It is not part of Chinese culture and Asiatic Eastern religions are a lot older than Islam is.
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@tulip811 It's still part of Chinese culture. North Korea is lenient towards Buddhism and East Asian beliefs because it's part of traditional Korean culture.
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@jaymahakaal5354 The core teachings are the same.
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@Unfollowthem Chakma people still live in their native lands in the Chittagong Hill Tracts along with the Bengali-speaking Barua and Marma people. All of these groups have close ties to the people of Rakhine in Myanmar.
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@hmj3547 He didn't agree with Hindu teachings
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@mahinegi3064 If Buddha's teachings were the exact same as Hinduism, then Buddhism wouldn't even be a thing.
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Islam is not part of traditional Han Chinese culture.
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@mahinegi3064 That's what Indian Hindus believe.
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@steel47 Your "truth" will not spread in the Indo-Pacific nations.
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@ashutoshgupta9410 Why are you telling me that?
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@jayantkamble6082 How is it a different thing? I'm sorry I'm confused. If they are not part of mainland South Asia, then what are they? I think people always forget about places like Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka etc. because they have small populations that are so incomparable to the incredibly highly populated areas of most India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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@KrazeDiamond Yeah I know
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You're sad that they're doing what they want to do...
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@hrishikeshdas9641 All three of them spread to Korea. Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are syncretised in Chinese culture,
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Nobody asked
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@claesvanoldenphatt9972 It was anti-Christian as well
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@asdg199 The dominant form of Buddhism practiced in India is Vajrayana Buddhism which is derived from Mahayana Buddhism (the form of Buddhism that is dominant among Buddhists in most of China). Vajrayana Buddhism itself is practiced in China by the Tibetic and Mongolic peoples of western and northern China.
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@whoisitbaby I'm not a Hindu, so I can't properly explain that.
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@whoisitbaby One of the most basic teachings of the Buddha is that worshipping gods does not help one. Additionally, living is suffering and to free yourself from suffering you have to escape the cycle of reincarnation (samsara). Now are you going to tell me that these three teachings are exactly the same in Hinduism?
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@Erdwick I said before that they share similarities but that doesn't mean Buddhism is the exact same as Hinduism or is some part of Hinduism, like some people in this comment section are you trying to claim.
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@Erdwick Yes because that's exactly what the Buddha said. Mahayana Buddhism is not close to the original form of the Buddha's teachings. Yes there are people who worship Bodhisattvas across the Buddhist world but that's not what the Buddha asked people to do. Buddhism mixed with a lot of local religions and customs from other traditions like Hinduism were blended into Buddhist practices. Worshipping gods provides people nothing that is what the Buddha taught. That's because he said it was a form of suffering because you're consistently attached to something, consistently wanting something (you only worship gods because you want something, to protect you from something). The Buddha said the only way to free yourself is to let go of everything.
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@Erdwick No I do NOT have an agenda. I literally said that Buddhism and Hinduism share similarities and you're telling me I have an agenda? It is you and many other Indian Hindu men in this comment section that are undermining Buddhism, claiming it is part of Hinduism, that it is no different to Hinduism and so on. Rich of you to claim I have an agenda when I have stated nothing but facts. Seems like a lot of people here are very insecure about their own religion and beliefs because every time Buddhism is mentioned there are now Indian Hindu men in the comment section undermining it.
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@Erdwick I thought Buddhism and Hinduism are close with no problems and yet I see more and more Indian Hindu men saying ill things about the Buddha's teachings. Just a few days ago I saw an Indian Hindu man posted a tweet shaming Buddhism whilst talking about being pro-Hindu and criticising "anti-Hindu media". The tweet went viral and received thousands of likes. I have no idea what is happening in that country of India these days.
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@Erdwick Where are you from? Nepal? The core teachings of Buddhism are indeed secular, people who say otherwise do not understand the basics of Buddhism. There is a difference between cultural Buddhism and basic Buddhism. The Buddha never intended on creating a religion. The very basics of Buddhism, the secular aspects of Buddhism can be understood through the Five Precepts as written in the Pali Canon. The cosmology of Buddhism has been influenced by Hinduism and the other thought processes in ancient India at the time. There is a clear divide where one can simply practice philosophical Buddhism and one who wants to practice cultural Buddhism or one who wants to practice both.
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@Erdwick So you are a Japanese person who converted to Hinduism? Correct? I'm not talking about schools, I'm talking about the most basic element of Buddhism which is the Five Precepts, that is secular. There are people who follow the Five Precepts and don't even identify as Buddhists. There are people who partake in mindfulness but don't identify as Buddhists. There are people who visit a Buddhist temple to partake in guided meditation sessions who don't identify as Buddhists. All of that is secular. That is what I talk about when I speak about "secular Buddhism". The idea of "secular Buddhism" is significant in the West compared to Asia (where it does not exist).
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Is Christianity a traditional part of Chinese culture? No. It's foreign and has no place in Chinese society.
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@clairee4939 There are three main beliefs in classical Chinese culture: Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. They are referred to as the Three Teachings and are all compatible with each other.
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