Moving forward through the many eras, most civilizations
took with them or received a little of each other when it comes to religions
and cultures. For example, Buddhism
faded in India in the third wave civilization but was received by the Chinese
culture. But in the case of the Chinese,
it is funny how they translated some parts of Buddhism to their concept of what
the role husbands and wives should entail.
One part that was translated was “husband supports wife” to “husband
controls wife.” From my perspective, it
is a complete different verb and meaning but overall I find it comical in the
way the male gender always seems to be the superior. Nonetheless, the Chinese have gone through so
much with political powers that even Buddhism was controlled by the political
state. But above all, Buddhism did not
vanish or dissipate as other cultures or civilizations. For some reason or enlightened strength, this
culture or way of life did not vanish.
Could it be for the exact reason that the state firmly controlled it or
the Chinese really enjoyed this way of life-with faith alone one could be
enlightened by everyone? Korea, Vietnam and Japan also received or took with
them an enlightened part of China.
The inventions that came out of this third wave civilization
were pretty fascinating to read about also.
The invention of paper, which we use daily even though we are a
paperless era, was surprising to me. Perhaps that is what we can name this
era-The Paperless Era. (Just a thought.)
Another invention, the magnetic compass which I am sure helped many in sea
commerce trade and transactions also was invented in China. And then, of course the gun powder was also
created. There cannot be much battle without the ammunition. Could it be that fireworks are so common
among the Chinese culture, for the history related to gunpowder?
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