What made them so appealing that we ended up with norse christians and han buddhists?
at least converting to christianity as some peripheral barbarian state would open up political/economic opportunities with the great powers on mainland europe, I really don't know what the appeal was in buddhism for the changs
monasticism is effective
>>18422746Effective at what? Performing the noble lie?
Youre confusing religion with social organization... the first one can be used as means for the second as well as an emancipating tool for the individual, it all depends on what the goal is. In this case, these "religions" supported the institution called church/temple which kept track/records and maintained knowledge/education across generations. This is vital for keeping a social structure that is divided by castes in a time where violence is an acceptable change action... now, for example, things have changed and violence is a no-no so we no longer need religion... we have academics to guard and gatekeep knowledge and consumerism to please the mind of the lower castes.Its all the same, different skin. Why do we have nordic Christians?, cause you gotta play the game if you want to win. Simple as. Doesmt mean they believe anything at all, it just means they "belong" to "the institution".
>>18422711>>18422722Both of them are descendants of horselords.Siddhartha was of the Massagetae-descended Gautama family and Jesus was of the Massylii Numidians.Horselords simply mogs the rest.
>>18422955>Siddhartha was of the Massagetae-descended Gautama family and Jesus was of the Massylii "Gautama" is a Sanskrit title that usually means "illuminated" its not a family name.At least try to make some sense.
>>18422980Sanskrit is an imported language and has zero etymologic roots which the native indians could relate to, so the word "Gauta-Madra" aka "geat-man" in simple english simply came to mean "wise/illuminated" because these men were the most educated.you're welcome. now seethe about having your integrity questioned like a good retard.
>>18422722You might as well ask why the Roman Empire converted to Christianity.China (and India for a time) went Buddhist, neighboring states copied them.
Pacification and rationality. Norseman and Hans were in a constant state of barbarism and war. It was only until they were introduced to Christ and Buddha did they come to their senses and stopped acting like subsaharan african niggers.
>>18423177Why was buddhism wipped out from India? Was it for being anti caste system?
>>18423405Muslim invasion of India which led to the destruction of Nalanda, the rise of Adi Shankara (who plagiarized Buddhism) and the revival of the Upanishad.
>>18423399yeah because christianity was known for being so rational and peaceful for most of its existence. do you christlarps even try anymore?
>>18423418Me hanging from the window
>>18423418>The based St. Bartholomew's Day massacreWouldn’t have happened if Protestants never rebelled and protested against Catholicism in the first place.
>>18423430i'm thoroughly convinced all the christlarps here are just bots now that ignore any criticisms you levy against them and just talk past you deliberately
>>18423399>Norseman and Hans were in a constant state of barbarism and war.This post really illustrates the absurd, deluded hallucinations of this age. It's not like in Phaedrus where being a wordcel creates so many problems in memory and thought. You do not have memory on these matters, yet speak with authority and call cultures you've never read about niggers. But niggers are actually bad for entirely different problems that groups like the Han or the Norse ever had. The Han had some of the most foundational contributions to Eastern Civilization, including the paper on which almost all early Buddhist texts were recorded on. Before that it was written on birch bark, literal leaves, anything. Kanji, caligraphy, Japanese tea culture, metalurgical advances in iron - all Han in origin. It was and still is considered a golden age in terms of stability and avoidance of war where they could. They made signficant contributions to the Great AThere was a 300 year period where we can't even find weapons in prehistoric Scandinavia. They went from the most violent, brutal of cultures during the bronze age to one that showed basically no signs of internal violence - that predates Christianity by 200 years. Centuries of just chilling and exporting mercenaries, like Switzerland almost, until a new aristocracy emerged leading up to the Migration Period. Then they formed one of the very rare rural, decentralized tribal societies that had developed some form of literacy internally, before a single church was built in all of northern Europe. Their material culture long before the Norse is studied at length because it was surprisingly elevated. They likely had a better quality of life than most Romans well into the Christian era outside of advances in medicine and bullshit luxury items - like living conditions, nutrition, freedom of movement, etc.
>>18423549>You do not have memory on these matters, yet speak with authorityGood point. This whole board is moot, null and void.
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>>18422711If you live enough time in this illusory world, you start to notice that your perception of it is hell, and you try to find a way out. Those two show different paths to salvation/liberation.
>>18422711>I really don't know what the appeal was in buddhism for the changsChina enjoyer here: Buddhism provided a spiritual anchor to morality which native Chinese beliefs kinda lacked. Native Chinese religion practically has nothing on morality, the OG belief system was basically just to explain why the universe & the world is what it is. Unlike the Abrahamic God, Chinese deities & native religion really don't have commandments n shiet about being a good person for heavenly reward. The Chinese worshipped the Gods & Heaven to simply honor/thank them or ask for their blessings if ever.It is why prior Buddhism, Morality in China was handled mostly by socio-philosophical traditions like Confucianism. They believed that as heaven has set things in order & the Gods are busy running creation, it was up to mankind to ape the harmony in Heaven by following man-made moral philosophies. It was up to man to define what it means to be moral, not Heaven (whose will no one knows).The problem with all this was that Confucianism/Legalism/Whatever are man-made. Men are fallible beings. If morality is based on the ideas of fallible beings then the basis of good & bad rests on shaky foundations. Buddhism provided a spiritual foundation for morality. By believing that moral behavior has foundations on universal transcendental truths, providing a constant no matter how fucked up or wavering mankind can get.It also helped Buddhism that it arrived in China during the Northern & Southern Dynasties period (300s-500s AD) a time where no single entity ruled & the realm was at constant war between a buttload of competing dynasties. The Chinese's total adherence to their traditional moral systems were severely shook by constant betrayal, deception, and mass murder, so Buddhism provided some moral consolation in a very shitty era.
>>18423405It wasn't suitable for jeets
>>18422955Will that horse be ok bros
>>18423549>There was a 300 year period where we can't even find weapons in prehistoric Scandinavia. They went from the most violent, brutal of cultures during the bronze age to one that showed basically no signs of internal violence - that predates Christianity by 200 years. Centuries of just chilling and exporting mercenaries, like Switzerland almost, until a new aristocracy emerged leading up to the Migration Period.they were the japanese of europe, managed to advance in time to compete
