How has Buddhism impacted the culture of the nations where it is practiced?

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I think you should ask this question for Christianity as well, and then compare the two
 
That's a PHD question. Way TOO wide for this forum.

I don't know...

India seems to have absorbed it well, as it is a land of immense diversity.
China has incorporated it, as it did Tao and Confucianism. China seems to be the idea that engulfs others.
In Japan, it certainly has helped to soften a fierce warrior culture although sometimes, it was integrated to it.
It seems to have had more of a nationalistic identifying force in the countries of south-east asia.
It has completely absorbed the nation of Tibet. Tibet without Buddhism is unthinkable insofar as the religion permeates every aspect of life.

In Europe and America, Buddhism is gaining more converts, but this movement has yet to make a major impact on the host culture.
 
It had doomed the nations to clutches of Hell, for they are not accepting Christ. Very sad, very sad...
 
That is pretty hard to answer, as it has been around for almost 3000 years, so the cultures it is in have coevolved and are so intertwined, it is hard to tell whether that is Buddhism influencing the culture, or the culture influencing Buddhism.
 
ughh.... my dad was yelling before he started meditating... it's strange though now...

get bookks?
 
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