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1
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what has buddhism always been?

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a global religion

2
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where did it expand quickly out of?

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the Indian sub-continent and became one of the most recognisable religions on all continents.

3
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how did Christianity and Islam grow?

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grew through a combination of missionary activity, militancy (war) and colonialism

4
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Buddhism grew by?

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more naturally through the diffusion of its core principles of being in tune with human needs and desire.

5
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Buddhism’s also shown itself to be

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be adaptable to new cultures and circumstances, and has thus taken many different forms.

6
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Buddhism has grown to become the largest

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non-Christian in Australia without any missionary activity.

7
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The dominant form in AUs is

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Mahayana because of the extensive immigration to Australia from SE Asia after the Vietnam War

8
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It’s become the religion of more than

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1 in 30 Australians.

9
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why are Religion and technology awkward partners ?

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religion is about the past, technology is about now and the future

10
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Christianity has been opposed to

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scientific advances (origins of the world/evolution, medical bioethics, influence of social media on young people)

11
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but Buddhism has a more

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more relaxed view to technology

12
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why does it have more relaxed view to tech?

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partly because it is less doctrine oriented (no bible, Qaran) and less authoritarian and permits people to find their own answers to the ethical questions of life

13
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Modern technology is seen as

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positive to the Buddhist way of life because it allows for the development of Buddhist social media

14
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So, while the idea of online spirituality might present problems for

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the average Christian or Muslim authority

15
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what has become a growing industry?

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online Buddhism

16
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how has easily adapted to the global technological world?

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because of its idea of ‘individual enlightenment’

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