Using St. Peter and Guanyin as evidence of your position, explain how misunderstanding or misrepresentation contributed to or detracted from the effectiveness of the Christian missions in China and Japan.

The similarities between the representations of Guan Yin and the Virgin Mary are striking . This is also true about the similarity between St Peter and Buddha especially in the oil painting of St .Peter that was part of the Namban art . These similarities point to the fact that misrepresentations of these arts had a major impact on the spread of Christianity in countries like Japan and China . These misrepresentations contributed to the effectiveness of the Christian missions in these countries to a large extent

Each country has their own traditions , and a

religion of another country is not accepted in a new country without any changes . Adaptations are made to existing rituals and spiritual activities to incorporate the new religion . This was the major reason for the resemblance of Guan Yin to the Virgin Mary . The similarity between Virgin Mary and Guan Yin is striking not only in the way these two women look , but also by the son accompanying both the women . These similarities were not coincidences but the creation of art based on the cultural beliefs of the people and the integration of two religions

The depiction of Guan Yin with a son helps in making the conclusion that Virgin Mary was depicted as Guan Yin . This is because of the fact that in a culture where belief is handed down from generation to generation art was the only method of expression of religion . The art depicts the culture of a particular region and also combines the actual...