[ **up:: [[Religions]]** ] --- # Buddhism - [[Bead bracelets (Buddhism)]] --- ## Buddhism and nature ### Insects > oh another fun buddhism thing, bugs are in a kind of purgatory, where it's very difficult to accrue enough karma to reincarnate out of the bug realm, so when you see a bug you're supposed to say a prayer for it to help it gain karma. also, i say a lot of prayers for my cats, because they are so selfish and badly behaved that i'm almost certain they're going to be reincarnated as dust mites or something.[^4] --- ## Buddhism and sexual activity [[2025-0325. 'Buddhism, which interprets sexual activity (both heterosexual and homosexual) as a display of human greed.'|'… Buddhism, which interprets sexual activity (both heterosexual and homosexual) as a display of human greed.']][^3] --- ## Geographical variations/expressions ### Buddhism – China [[‘China’s Three Great Religions’ refers to Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.|'China's Three Great Religions' refers to Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.]][^1] [[2024-0726. Buddhism was introduced to China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-265 CE).|Buddhism was introduced to China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-265 CE).]][^2] --- #### Chinese Buddhist temples - [[Hongluo Temple (Beijing)]] - [[Longquan Temple (Beijing)|Longquan Temple (Beijing)]] - [[Yongfu Temple (Hanzghou)|Yongfu Temple (Hangzhou)]] - [[Yonghe Temple (Beijing)|Yonghe Temple (Bejiing)]] - [[Yufo Temple (Shanghai)]] - [[Wenshu Monastery (Chengdu)]] [^1]: Peter O. Staub, et al., ‘[[Staub, et al. ‘Incense and Plant Ritual Use in Southwest China_ A Case Study Among the Bai in Shaxi’, 2011.|Incense and Plant Ritual Use in Southwest China: A Case Study Among the Bai in Shaxi]], *Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine*, vol. 7, no. 1, Dec. 2011, p. 2. [^2]: Amy Vladeck Heinrich, ‘CHINA—Timeline of Historical Periods’, *Asia for Educators*, retrieved 15 April 2024, http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/china_timeline.htm. [^3]: Thomas William Whyke, ‘[[Whyke. ‘Male Homosexuality and Foxes in Ji Yun’s Zhiguai Collection Tales of the Thatched Cottage’, 2020.|Male homosexuality and foxes in Ji Yun’s zhiguai collection 'Tales of the Thatched Cottage']]’, *Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences*, vol. 13 (2020), p. 358. [^4]: garbuge \[pseud.], ‘oh another fun buddhism thing, bugs are in a kind of purgatory …’, *on the hills where elfs roam free* (Tumblr blog), 10 February 2025, 1:35 AM, https://www.tumblr.com/garbuge/775014549710569472/oh-another-fun-buddhism-thing-bugs-are-in-a-kind.