Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

Type one hundred years after Buddha's death, Buddhism developed into a complete religious movement with
sacred texts, saints, monks and monasteries. From the Brahmanism the Buddhism took a number of rules
that every Buddhist should keep.
No Buddhist can:
The monks also have to see to that they don´t:
1. kill any living being, 1. eat at the wrong time,
2. steal, 2. amuse themselves,
3. conduct unchastity, 3. adorn themselves,
4. lye 4. lie comfortably,
5. drink alcohol. 5. receive money.
Around zero the historical person of Jesus was born, in the current Israel which then was a part of the Roman
Empire, and with him the Christian religion. It is based partly on the Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) and
also texts about Jesus and his inner circle (New Testament).
The first evidence of Buddhism in China dates from the 65 th .
About 200 the Brahmans, who saw their position threatened by Buddhism, abandoned their earlier
dismissive attitude towards other Indian religions and accepted their various gods (sacred stones, trees, and
animals), which was declared to be different manifestations of the single, global god Brahman. This created
Hinduism. To be saved, according to Hinduism is to be part of the big ego. The way to achieve this goal is
knowledge and ascetic exercises, suppression of one's own self, feelings and thoughts (yoga). Whoever
reaches unity with Brahman is above metempsychosis. According to Brahma every human and each animal
after death, according to their merits, reborn in an human or animal body.
The Ecumenical meeting in Nicaea 325 is the starting point for Christianity in the eastern part of the Roman
Empire (the orthodox versions of Christianity). They have many festivals and feast days with movement,
bowings, and uplifting and touching of sacred objects. At the baptism there is a great emphasis on the holy
oil. At the communion wine soaked bread is distributed to every participator by the priest using a spoon.The
Orthodox have a special sacrament, a special oil, which is regarded with great reverence and often counted
as cures for diseases and such. Pictures of saints, the Virgin Mary and Christ plays a big role and in the
believers homes there is almost always one or more images (icons) that is worshiped.
In 391 Christianity became the Roman state religion.
In 395 the Roman Empire was divided into Eastern Roman Empire and Western Rome.
404 was a Latin version of the Bible completed.
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