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Old 06-27-2009, 10:54 PM
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Default How did Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism help create orderly societies?

How did Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism help create orderly societies?
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Old 07-01-2009, 10:54 PM
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Old 07-04-2009, 10:54 PM
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The caste system was one way, but it was just one of the many ways throughout the world. Every civilization had its oppression, so understand the caste system wasn't this awfully horrible thing, it was common practice in the world at the time.
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Old 07-06-2009, 10:54 PM
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Moral conduct

Not sure about Hinduism though, i was never an expert there
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Old 07-09-2009, 10:54 PM
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They avoided warfare with one another.
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Old 07-13-2009, 10:54 PM
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Confucianism focused on establishing guidelines for familial relationships and friendships. It helped develop a system of ethics.

Buddhism also included ethical conduct, but also the letting go of material items and establishing a context for the afterlife (reincarnation)
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Old 07-14-2009, 10:54 PM
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I don't think Hinduism created an orderly society.

I hate the caste system and it is very similar or much worse to the western practice of racism.
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Old 07-17-2009, 10:54 PM
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Any set of rules is better than no rules at all. Without laws we have chaos. It has nothing to do with salvation or spirituality.
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Old 07-21-2009, 10:54 PM
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For the Buddhist there was no expectation of an orderly society. Buddhism is about personal truth.
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Old 07-25-2009, 10:54 PM
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Those three actually came out of orderly societies. The societies they came out of were governed by kings who did a good job of keeping the peace. Each of them went on to advocate orderly societies, and helped to keep order in society, but none of them created orderly societies.

A quote from the Dhammapada goes:

"The adulterer will receive misfortune from the king."

The meaning is that the adulterer will be brought to trial and beheaded.
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Old 07-27-2009, 10:54 PM
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Because Buddhism is not about "Believe or burn."
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Old 07-31-2009, 10:54 PM
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All religions are devised-invented by priests and rulers to scare-manage-control peasants and very small children.

Seneca: Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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Old 08-03-2009, 10:54 PM
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Buddhism in particular teaches total responsibility for ones self as well as the fact an individual is "one with their environment"

It is therefore incumbent on each person to live ( create)
the type of environment in which one wishes to dwell via self discipline and respect


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Old 08-04-2009, 10:54 PM
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I know in early China, the orderly societies was due to the development of an irrigation system 5000 year ago, which brought on a very bureaucratic taxing system.

For the bureaucracy to work, change was limited. Therefore, if you were born a farmer, you and your sons became farmer and dies a farmer.

If you was a farmer, merchant, whatever, you could not change your status or profession.

This culture spread.

I cannot comment about the others.

Lack of change was forced onto the people, but religion (Buddhism) institutionalized it.

What a rant, in short yes.
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Old 08-07-2009, 10:54 PM
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For Buddhism: by purifying one owns mind, speech and action and cultivating morality and wisdom. It's cultivation from its very root, from ones own understanding and effort, not by imposing any punishment or reward.
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