Appendix G
Eastern Religion Elements Matrix
| |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism |
|Countries of origin|India |India |China |China |
|Historical figures |originated in neolothic period from |Gautama Buddha was the founder in |Founded by Confucius in 551 BC during Zhou | Founded by Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu) |
|and events |Vedas(170-1100BC).It is an Evolved religion. |563BC.Spread …show more content…
by Emporor Ashoka in |dynasty.influenced Chinese political social and |who was the disiple of Laozi in |
| |No specific founder.Adishankarya, Ramanuja, |3rd century to SriLanka, |intellectual behavour.Later developed spiritual dscpline |4th century and Liezi (Lieh-tzu) |
| |Chaitanya are important religious teachers.
|China,Later divided into two |called Chan (meditation) |IT INFLUENCED THE EMERGENCE OF …show more content…
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| | |sects-Mahayana and theravada | |CHINESE FORM OF BUDDHISM , ZEN |
|CENTRAL BELIEFS |BELIEVES IN A CONTINUING CYCLE OF BIRTH, LIFE,|FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS, WHICH IS |INDIVIDUAL MEDITATIONS. BELIEVES IN RELATIONSHIPS AND |BELIEVES IN ONENESS OF THINGS. TWO|
| |DEATH AND REBIRTH. CAN ATTAIN LIBERATION FROM |SUFFERING IS DUE TO DESIRE. THIS |DFFERENT DUTIES DUE TO DIFFERENT STATIONS IN LIFE. |FORCES, FEMALE YIN AND MALE YANG |
| |THIS CYCLY BY LOVE OF GOD, MEDITATION AND |DESIRE CAN BE ELMINATED BY |REVERENCE TO ANCESTORS |COMBINE TO FORM ALL THINGS IN |
| |KARMA WHICH IS A PERSON’S ACTION AND |FOLLOWING EIGHTFOLD PATH OF RIGHT | |UNIVERSE.
MEDITATION AND |
| |SUBSEQUENT REACTION. |ACTIONS AND VIEWS. | |CONTEPLATVE LIFE WILL HELP IN THIS|
| | | | |UNION |
|NATURE OF GOD |RECOGNIZE A SINGLE DIETY AND CONSIDER OTHER |NO ABSOLUTE GOD. UNIVERSE EXISTED |Does not assert the existence of a diety but regognizes |Does not believe in a personal |
| |GODS AND GODDESSES AS FACETS AND FORMS OF |WITHOUT BEGINNING AND WITHOUT |synchronization with Tien (Heaven, Ultimate, Tao) |God but a force which existed
even|
| |THIS SUPREME DIETY. SOME BELIEVE BRAHMA , |END.SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON OWN | |before heaven and earth and which |
| |VISHNU, SHIVA AND SHAKTI AS DIFFERENT FORMS OF|SPIRITUAL PATH TO GAIN | |exists over all. |
| |A SUPREME GOD. |ENLIGHTENEMENT. | | |
|Texts |Veda( rigveda,Sama Veda, Yajur Veda,Atharva |Tripitaka which means the three |Si Shu or four books,Wu jing or five classics |Daode jing , Zhuangzi |
| |Veda), Upanishads, Puranas, Mahabharata, and |basket, and Sutras of which most | | |
| |Ramayana |important is Lotus Sutra | | |
| | |Tibetan book of the dead | | |
|Ritual and practice|RELIGIOUS RITUAL CALLED PUJA ASSOCIATED WITH |BESIDES MEDITATION, IT FOLLOWS |FOUR LIFE PASSAGES RECOGNIZED WITH APPROPRIATE RITUALS. |RELIGIOUS RITES SUCH AS SACRIFICES|
|(SACRED ELEMENTS & |SCULPTURES AND IMAGES OF GOD. AUSPICIOUS |MANTRAS( SECRET SOUNDS) AND |1.BIRTH-SPIRIT PROTECTS MOTHER |AND CEREMONIES.TO COMMUNICATE WITH|
|THEIR MEANING) |ACTION BEGINS WITH CHANTING OM.MEDITATION AND|MUDRAS( SYMBOLIC GESTURES) |2.REACHING MATURITY-GROUP MEAL |SPIRITS.SHAMANS SANG AND DANCED TO|
| |FOLLOWING THE THREE PATHS.OF DEVOTION, | |3.MARRIAGE –GIFTS AND MEAL |GET SPIRITS TO PASS MESSAGES TO |
| |KNOWLEDGE AND RIGHT ACTIONS. | |4.DEATH- RELATIVES IN MOURNING |HUMANS. |
|ETHICS AND MORALITY|SELFLESS ACTION FOR GOOD OF OTHERS.DHARMA OR |MIDDLE WAY WHICH IS THE PATH OF |LOVE WTHIN THE FAMILY,RIGHTEOUSNESS,HONESTY AND |CONSIDERS HUMAN BEINGS AS INNATELY|
| |RIGHT WAY OF LIVING IS IMPORTANT |MODERATION AWAY FROM EXTREMISM OF |TRUSTWORTHINESS, BENEVOLENCE, LOYALTY TO THE STATE |GOOD. FOLLOWS NINE PRACTISES WHICH|
| | |SELF INDULGENCE AND SELF | |INCLUDES NON ACTION AND BEING |
| | |MORTIFICATION | |DESIRELESS. |