Civilizations and space 1 ( Each civilization is a pillar that supports the earth )

Civilizations and space

 

1 Each civilization is a pillar that supports the earth.

 

Today, the planet Earth itself is like a temple to mankind. It would be a temple supported by at least four pillars.

 

The temple may be a lighthouse that illuminates the vast universe.

 

2 This temple has four main pillars.

 

 The four pillars are European civilization, Islamic civilization, Indian civilization, and Chinese civilization.

 Why are these four pillars of civilization?

This is because each of these four pillars is the center of a large vortex, and has influenced the semi-civilization* around it. Christianity was at the center of European civilization. Islam was at the center of Islamic civilization. The center of Indian civilization was Hinduism, and in ancient times Buddhism. Confucianism was at the center of Chinese civilization.

 

*A semi-civilization is a smaller civilization under the influence of the vortex of civilization.

 

Among them, Islamic civilization is the only one whose religion is the name of the civilization. This is because there are a wide variety of regional names, such as North Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

European civilizations are diverse, including North and South America, Russia, and Oceania, so it may be possible to call them Christian civilizations. However, it is not called as such because North and South America and Oceania  cnsisted of  immigrants from Europe, and Russia was also established by Normans and Slavs, and on top of that, they are the heirs of Greek Orthodox Christianity, so it is called European civilization. Called by the name of the region*.

 

*European civilization is composed of Latin, Germanic, and Slavic races, so the name of the region is attached to the head of the civilization, not the religion.

 

Although there are geographical and racial differences, Islamic civilizations differ in their origins. Before that, there was the Orient, into which Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations flowed, the Assyrian Empire and the Persian Empire, to which Hellenism joined. After the birth of Islamic civilization, Turkish and Mongolian culture was added to Arab culture, and it gradually spread and influenced the surrounding area. Islamic civilization turned out to be a very complex civilization (although Islamics formation and ideas were very simple). This is why Islamic civilization is not called by name of regions .

 

3 Civilizations include cosmopolitan civilizations and regional civilizations.

 

Cosmopolitan civilizations are civilizations like European civilization and Islamic civilization, while regional civilizations are civilization like Chinese civilization and Indian civilization*. The "cosmopolitan type" is a community centered on a network of nations with thriving trade, while the "regional type" is a community centered on despotic rule.

 

*Indian civilization may not be unconditionally a regional civilization. Indian civilization is not a civilization like the Chinese civilization, where unified dynasties repeatedly rise and fall. The period of division was long, and the situation was often different between the north and the south.

 

Although the Indian civilization was often politically divided, the cultural state was largely unified by Hinduism after the Gupta dynasty. In addition, before the British Industrial Revolution, India was very economically developed by exporting cotton cloth (Even after being incorporated into the British Empire, Britain's balance of payments deficit was covered by India's current account surplus). . Even before that, the Kushan dynasty and the Satavahana dynasty had a cosmopolitan element, such as the discovery of gold coins of the Roman Empire. However, what is not included in the cosmopolitan type here is that the expansion of Buddhism stopped midway (although Buddhism and Hinduism also advanced into Southeast Asia *１), and that Indian civilization somehow withdrew halfway through. Since it seems, it was included in the regional type civilization. This is markedly different from European civilization and Islamic civilization, in which trade continued to expand along with missionary work.

 

*１　There are two stages of “Indianization”. Around the time of the Satavahana Dynasty (1st century AD), Indian civilization expanded to Southeast Asia, where port city states were established. Later, during the Gupta period, Hinduism and Buddhism influenced Southeast Asia (late 4th century to early 5th century).

 

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