When used to treat ventricular tachycardia in patients with a pulse, runs of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, or narrow-QRS-complex tachycardias, amiodarone is given as a bolus of 150 mg over 10 minutes, followed by a continuous I.V. infusion starting at 1 mg/minute for 6 hours and then 0.5 mg/minute for 18 hours.
Starting in India, Buddhismâs reach has extended across the world. China and Japan were both strongly influenced by the influx of Buddhism. Social, political, and economic changes were brought about due to the influence of Buddhism and Buddhist clergy on the people of China and Japan.In China the Buddhist clergy fought for favor in the royal court. In Japan the different Buddhist sects played tug-of-war between themselves for control of bureaucratic power.cross China Buddhism became a part of peopleâs daily lives and as a result began to shape China in many ways. The effect of Buddhism on the Chinese economy was one of its most profound influences in China. The economy was changed in both positive and negative ways by many different aspects of Buddhismâs societal role.
Buddhism Today. Today, Buddhism has spread to western countries like the United States and has split into smaller divisions within the two main branches. Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, both considered within the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism, are the two types of Buddhism most people in western countries practice.Vajrayana Buddhism, within the Mahayana branch, is considered a form of Tibetan Buddhism, though it is sometimes classified as a third branch of Buddhism.he Pali Canon, or Triptitaka, are the main holy books for this branch of Buddhism. Theravada focuses on individual enlightenment and experience as well as monastic life. Followers of Theravada Buddhism established it in Southeast Asia in countries, such as India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam.