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...for the Week of Nov. 8, 1999
...for the Week of Nov. 1, 1999
Unlike Rome, the civilizations east of the Indus River still clung to geography and religion as their threads of life. Maturing over centuries of existence, India and China developed religious ideas that borrow from their past and their eastern roots. Hinduism and the caste system it defended helped India stabilize its culture in a time when lack of stability meant disaster. The Gupta Empire in particular championed Hinduism. But following the enlightenment of Siddharta Gautama, Buddhism and it's rejection of the caste system, grew rapidly. Buddhism also rejected gods, focusing on desire and the suffering Buddhists felt to which it led. In China, at the height of Han rule, Confucianism grew, providing guidance for living daily life. Because of the stability the religions and philosophies of the east provided its people, China and India, at the turn of the first millennium, were far more advanced than the backward darkness that descended upon Europe following the fall of the Eternal City.
Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism - The Basics Sacred Hoops - Buddhism and Basketball
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