山东大学《综合英语1》T8.docVIP

Unit 8 Great Thoughts To know ancient Asian and Greek cultures—Buddhism and philosophy. Text A is the story of the founder of Buddhism—Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as Buddha. The philosophy of Buddhism has a profound impact on Asian ideology, tradition, culture and so forth. Buddhism is still playing an irreplaceable religious role in many Asian countries and even across the world. The authors of this textbook hold that, in addition to the knowledge of western cultures, Chinese English majors should achieve deeper understanding of our own culture, tradition and history. By learning Text