China was introduced to Confucianism around the year 500 B.C.E. Although Confucianism is not technically a religion‚ as there are no Confucian deities and no teachings about the afterlife‚ it was established as a way of life and became a set of guidelines within Chinese culture. One of the main beliefs of Confucian followers is that women have their “natural place”. Confucius was not degrading towards women‚ although he did believe that women were at the bottom of the patriarchal
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Filial piety developed from Confucianism‚ it is an elements that affects Chinese culture and tradition. Filial piety also established a family system‚ which has influences on most Chinese families. Because from the cultural concept‚ most families has the social value for each family numbers‚ such as‚ man should be the center of the family‚ the children of the family should be always obey their parents. Women’s social status and family status was lower than men‚ because from the Confucianism ideology
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institutions were not a separate church‚ but those of society‚ family‚ school‚ and state; its priests were not separate liturgical specialists‚ but parents‚ teachers‚ and officials. Confucianism was part of the Chinese social fabric and way of life; to Confucians‚ everyday life was the arena of religion. Confucianism has been an influence in china in many aspect. below are a few of notable influences; ! The government‚ Confucianism influenced the government as such like instead of government giving
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the immortal stories‚ there are many gods who were greatest educator or philosophers as well. Such as the founder of the theory of Taoism‚ Lao Zi‚ he is the highest-level god in the religion. Moreover‚ great educators and historical people like Confucian and Mencius or the hero Yue Fei or Guan Gong‚ they are also the gods in the religion. Taoists are seeking immortality. From the foundation of Taoism in 2 AD‚ Taoists have been seeking the best way to longer their lives. Taoists don’t care about
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Duc Hoang Professor Sandra Lee IQS 125 26 May 2008 Confucianism and Filial Piety in Chinese culture Western people might wonder why once upon a time in China‚ choosing a wife or husband for one’s life was not his or her decision but their parents’‚ or one must mourn for their deceased parents at least three years. The answer is about the definition of morality. Different conceptions of morality have guided different cultures in different directions regarding a central question of
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Chinese Confucian art spread west on the Silk Road‚ south down to southern China and then onto Southeast Asia‚ and east through northern China on to Japan and Korea. Notable elements of this art are the calligraphy of Confucian writings and thoughts‚ often contained within Confucian temples and schools‚ as well as ceramics and pottery related to Confucian religious and educational practices. The famous Chinese poet Du Fu from the
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South Korea is unprecedented in its rapid growth in Christianity in the last century. After major introduction in the late 19th century‚ Christianity has grown from being 1.7 percent of the population in 1914 to 27.6 percent in 2016; growth being especially notable after the Korean War. Protestant worshipers are particularly prominent in South Korea‚ making it the country with the highest percentage of population identifying as Protestant in Asia. This leaves South Korea with the unique position
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governments be similar? We start off with the idea of Wu Wei in both religions‚ especially in government. From the Confucian Analects‚ we recall a common passage: The Master said‚ "Is Shun not an example of someone who ruled by means of Wu Wei? What did he do? He made himself reverent and took his proper [ritual] position facing south‚ that is all." (Passage 15.5 in the Confucian Analects)3 Confucians put a great deal of importance on the concept of Wu-Wei. A ruler‚ who is virtuous‚ has only to face
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The Han Empire was one of the strongest classical empires. It prevailed long before many others have fallen. The Han has achieved many things but for many reasons did not last. “all great things must come to an end”‚ and for the Han being such a great empire its reasons were lack of leadership‚ rebellions or civil wars‚ unstable religion‚ and being unable to protect themselves from outsiders. It started when emperors Zhao‚ Xuan‚ and Yuan started to lose their powers in state affairs. [travelchinaguide
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answered in Confucian writings‚ these scholars also believed that through Buddha you would find happiness and love.[1] (Doc #3) Zhi Dun a Buddhist Chinese scholar and confidant declared that at the end of one’s life‚ if they had followed the teaching of Buddhism‚ they will reach total enlightenment or “Nirvana”. All of these scholars believed that Buddhism held the key to end suffering. In order to support the positive opinions of Buddhism‚ historians would need the diary of an elite Confucian woman
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