Has the traditional Indian culture been lost?

Has the traditional Indian culture been lost?

India is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, which makes Indian traditional culture have complex ethnic characteristics and religious differences. These include the spirit of a hundred schools of thought contending, the idea of tolerating heresy, the idea of questioning everything based on secular thinking and so on. When it comes to India, the first thing that comes to mind is its religion and democracy, as well as the devout faith and tolerant mind of Indians.

Below, I will explain the differences between China and India in world outlook, outlook on life and values from the following points:

sense of worth

China culture emphasizes "the unity of man and nature", while Indian culture emphasizes "the unity of Brahma and me".

As we all know, oriental culture is "the dichotomy of subject and object", in China it is "the unity of heaven and man", and in India it is "the unity of Brahma and me". [1] In China culture, ethics is emphasized, while in China, people advocate that "everything should be subject to God's will and follow God's will". China's "harmony between man and nature" is based on the standpoint of human morality. They value "people", not "heaven". They think people are noble and important. Man is different from animals because his heart is connected with heaven. "Man is a part of the whole nature, and he is the spirit of all things. The relationship between man and nature is not hostile, but the relationship between the whole and the best part. "

On the one hand, Indians regard Brahma as the noumenon of the universe and the root of all things, on the other hand, they describe it as a paradise with infinite joy. They believe that the human soul "I" is the manifestation of the universal ontology "Brahman" in the world. Although "I" is bound by worldly desires and selfish desires, I have the requirement of restoring my true colors and returning to Brahma. As long as we overcome selfish desires, we can free "I" from the bondage of the body, restore Brahma and restore its true colors. In this way, the human soul can be liberated.

outlook on life

China culture pays attention to this life, while Indian culture pays attention to religious belief.

China people can be said to be a nation with weak religious beliefs. Buddhism is the main religion in China, and Zen is the main influence of China. It advocates the cultivation of self-cultivation by "realizing the Tao and becoming a Buddha" and not becoming a monk or meditating, and affirms people's secular life and this life. [2] China people don't put happiness in the distant world, but pursue happiness in the real world. They don't like those physical and mental setbacks, and China people rarely have extreme fear of death.

Indian culture, on the other hand, emphasizes religion, and the ultimate goal of religion is liberation, which is to free people from the painful state of the world and thus achieve transcendental bliss. [3] In the Indian society where "people are divided by religion, things are determined by religion", the religious color is extremely strong, and Indian culture is the so-called "religious culture". The highest purpose of Indian religious believers is to leave this world, pursue "spiritual liberation" and achieve "unity of Brahma and Me". Indians' outlook on life lies not in the secular life itself, but in Brahma and Buddhism, and in spiritual pleasure beyond the real world. They should wash themselves, abandon their bodies and purify their souls through the extreme hardships of the whole body and mind.