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  • Akhi
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    Doubts about Chinese culture

    Hello,

     I think in ancient China, people were religious and believe in an afterlife, heaven and hell. Chinese spirituality was a mix of chinese traditions (Jade Emperor, for example) and Buddhism (King Yama, for example). However, chinese philosophers didn\'t usually talk about spirits or afterlife, even when people in their eras believe in that kind of things. Am I right?

     


    3 years agoin Arts & Entertainment-Wuhan
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  • Kiyala
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    It helps! it\'s intersting anyway! the 3 stories may have a common origin or that kind of things may appear in different cultures like Universal flood. Thanks!!
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  • Kasumba
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    Wow, Your question can be sourced back to Confucius, he himself told that the afterlife is beyond the comprehension of humans, therefore they should focus on the everydays and not what comes after. Given that Chinese philosophy is heavily influenced by Confucius, the afterlife thus was not a center of attention in philosophical works.
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    Regarding your first point, being familiar with both characters’ backstories, I don’t see too much similarities between Zhu Bajie and Shuten Doji, and I’m fairly confident that they are not related. There are plenty of demons that exist in both the Chinese and Japanese folklore, which was a result of the extensive relations between China and Japan in the pre-Heian era - this is how Buddhism was introduced to Japan. The attributes you mentioned about Zhu Bajie and Shuten Doji are not unique to them (a lot of demons are supposed to be shapeshifter and a drunkard).
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