For the history the Buddhism could become several times the state religion in this or that Asian country. Somewhere he was supported, somewhere expelled, and in some centuries started being supported again. The Buddhism as world religion endured a set of transformations, having stratified on a set of schools and currents in number of which any other world religion won't be compared to it. Opportunity to treat Buddhism dogma at discretion allowed it to unite with radical religions of many countries, having turned into a Lamaism in Tibet or a zen Buddhism in China. Exoticism of Buddhist dogma at last brought it into Europe and America where it was picked actively up by people who weren't satisfied any more by Christianity.Specifics of the Buddhism that it contains in itself(himself) lines of world religion both open system, and line of national religions - the closed systems about which it is accepted to say that they can "be absorbed only with mother's milk". It is caused historically, in the Buddhism there were in parallel two processes: - distribution in the different countries of big traditions (Hinayana, the Mahajana and Vajrayana), uniform for Buddhists of the whole world, on the one hand- and emergence of the national forms of household religiousness dictated by specific conditions of life and cultural realities with another. It is remarkable that in India the Buddhism didn't gain further development. According to statistical data for the beginning of the XXI century it is professed by less than 0,5% of the Indian population (1), what even it is less, than in Russia where 1% of the population ranks itself as Buddhists. The dominating religion of India there is a Hinduism, Islam is also widespread.
St. Petersburg is a city of rare beauty. Impossible to list all definitions, whom his describe: the pearl of the Russian state, one of the most or cities on the planet, majestic, and camping on D. Almost every his street has attitude to historical events. Start a walk along Nevsky prospect from the Admiralty. You can see here many attractions: Griboyedov canal, Kazan Cathedral, Gostiny Dvor, Anichkov bridge. In the Kazan Cathedral You can see the burial place of the greatest military leader Mikhail Kutuzov. During this walk you should definitely visit The Russian Museum, which contains treasures of Russian art. This Museum contains about four hundred thousand masterpieces of national painting, which cover all genres, schools and species for many centuries, from the tenth to the twentieth century. The most important expositions of the Russian Museum are in the Mikhailovsky Palace, built for Emperor Paul the First, who lived in it only forty days. In 1823 the castle was located a Military engineering school, among the pupils of which was the outstanding Russian writer F. M. Dostoevsky. In this historic Palace, the interior of the Church, illuminated in 1800, with its extraordinary paintings, such as the work of Ivanov "Prayer for the Cup", has survived to the present day . On the square of Arts is a monument to the great poet Alexander Pushkin. Walking along Nevsky prospect, you can walk to the corner with a Sink, where there is another attraction – Stroganov Palace. This Palace is a wonderful creation of an architectural genius, built in the style of Russian Baroque. Designed Stroganov Palace F. B. Rastrelli. Walking through the Kazan Cathedral, You can turn right and continue the walk along the canal. In this place there is a well-known Bank bridge, which is decorated with statues in the form of griffins. Bank bridge is one of the most famous places in St. Petersburg. Walking down the street, You can go to a Large Seating Courtyard. You can rest on Ostrovsky square, where the monument to Empress Catherine the Great is located. In this place there is a significant architectural structure – Alexandrinsky theatre. Behind the theater is a unique street, similar to what is not in the world – Architect Rossi street. This street is characterized by absolute symmetry. The length of the street is 220 meters, width and length are equal to 22 meters, all the buildings are absolutely the same. Walking down the street the street Architect Rossi, You will be taken to the embankment of the Fontanka river. In this place is the Lomonosov bridge. It is necessary to pass to the Anichkov bridge, which is very close. This bridge is a wonderful equestrian groups of Peter Klodt. An unforgettable experience will leave a walk through St. Isaac's and Senate squares, which offer a wonderful view of the panorama of St. Petersburg. Here you will find attractions such as the monument "the bronze horseman" , St. Isaac's Cathedral, the arch of the building of Senate and Synod, the monument to Emperor Nicholas II. At the same time it is impossible not to visit St. Isaac's Cathedral and the colonnade, from the height of which the majestic St. Petersburg is perfectly visible. In St. Isaac's Cathedral You can see a large number of outstanding works of art: paintings, sculptures, mosaics, made by world-famous authors, such as K. Bryullov, F. Bruni, P. Klodt, etc.the height of the colonnade of the Cathedral is forty-three meters. It offers a beautiful view of the center of St. Petersburg.
