Investigate the impact Buddhism had on Human Rights in...

This essay will investigate the impact that Buddhism had on Human rights in China. Discussion will centre on the history of Buddhism in China and the Cultural Revolution. Considering how Marxist ideology implemented changes to the religion of Buddhism and the social conditions in this country, using politics has the base to build this essay to analyse the impact of communism on religion ,regarding Tibet. The paper will then discus the post communist society up until the present day using human right issues in Beijing and how if any changes have being made to implement religious freedom and democracy in China in the present era. To introduce this subject consideration will first be given to the history of Buddhism and how this impacted on†¦show more content†¦Adolph son (2000) Buddhism continued to grow and the pure land Buddhism became the religion of Chinese society. Pure land Buddhism grew in strength under Hui Yan and the immortal concept run through the ritual elements of this religion. The Humanistic approach of Buddhism coincided with Taoism and Confucianism in which the 3 religious philosophies’ became one religious thought of the Chinese people. Chan, (1957) From the 20th century onward modernity played a big part in the religion of China, political agendas and state ideology created their own definitions of religion. The socialist aspect of religion from this time coincided with capitalism, and the economy of china in which modernity plays the central role was part of the process that leads the transition from traditional religion to communism, influenced by Marxist theories. Socialization in the 20th and the 30th century imposed the view of Modernization of socialization on Buddhism and again in the 1980s and 1990s. Ashiwa, (2009) Asad, (2003) cited in Ashiwa, (2009:45) â€Å"suggests that modernity has certain characteristics and is instigated by persons who are wielding subjective power it is usually the powerful elite, bureaucrats and intellectuals who posses the power to influence society† . 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