follower must understand Confucian concepts‚ social structure‚ and reflection. Confucian Concepts In Confucian society‚ the ideal person must have qualities that fit the concepts Confucius believed were important. There are five concepts that Confucianism promotes as part of the ideal person. The first concept or virtue is the ren. The virtue of the ren is to think of others instead of oneself (Molloy‚ 2010). If a person is to possess the quality of ren‚ the person must be able to think of others
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Religions of Ancient India and China In Ancient China‚ two of the major competing philosophies could not have been more different. Daoism was a carefree philosophy that believed in the power of nature and spontaneous action. Legalism was the other‚ a philosophy that believed in setting strict laws and harsh punishments to control the evil nature of mankind (Johnston). Daoists believe that going to school for learning is not productive‚ and instead they learn from experience. Legalists learned through
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The Critiques of Feudal Chinese Society in Lu Xun’s Two Articles: Madman’s Diary and Leaving the Pass By The term 2 HASS essay question Singapore University of Technology and Design Lin Yijuan October 2013 Once during the years 1915-1923 in modern Chinese history‚ a grand revolution campaign named New Culture Movement was whipped up by some pioneer revolutionists. This group led by Lu Xun and Chen Duxiu considered the feudalism as the primary obstruction of China’s development
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beliefs. Confucianism‚ the first and most popular of the philosophies‚ embraced moral virtues and values. For example‚ it taught to respect one’s leaders‚ and for the leaders in return to be just and moral in their leadership. Confucius‚ the creator of Confucianism‚ believed that if the leaders set a good example‚ his people would follow it. It also stressed to delight in knowledge‚ delight in learning‚ to be polite‚ and to have good manners. Its teachings were recorded in the Analects. Daoism is another
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and societal ideas and beliefs. Many people devoted their life to religion during the Classical Period. In 1029 B.C.E‚ the Zhou dynasty began in China. During the latter half of the Zhou dynasty‚ Confucianism was created because of a man named Confucius. He lived roughly from 551 to 478 B.C.E. Confucianism was a system of ethics rather than worshipping or rituals. It made rulers respect its citizens and made the citizens respect other citizens. During
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Confucianism Paper Religious Studies - General Religious Studies Week One Individual Assignment: Elements of Religious Traditions Paper Week Two Individual Assignment: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet Week Three Individual Assignment: Buddhism Worksheet Learning Team Assignment: Buddhism Presentation Week Four Individual Assignment: Daoism‚ Confucianism
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Daoism: A religion hard to pin down but pervasive in influence as its ideas are found throughout Asian society and even in other religions Contrast with Confucianism which is a religion of strict social code and ethics Arose around the time of Confucius and in “competition” with and as an alternative to the structure of Confucianism Daoism is “allergic to doctrine” – Prothero Dao characteristics/beliefs; Hard to pin down as Daoists will disagree with everything; like Christians Wandering: purposeless
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are practiced. These rules‚ and practices of the belief systems develop and change over a long period of time‚ which ultimately shapes the culture of the people that choose to follow it. Some examples of belief systems are‚ Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ Hinduism and Confucianism‚ One major belief system is Hinduism. This belief system was founded in India‚ in about 1700BC. There was no specific founder of Hinduism‚ because it was created by the Aryans‚ or the nomads that moved into India. This system did not
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Religion has always played a major role in human society. From Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Confucianism and Daoism‚ these 4 religions have something in common. They all tell a person how to live and make an ordered society. Confucianism is a Chinese religion based off of a famous philosopher-teacher named Confucius. He had taught that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society. Throughout this essay expressions of Indian and Chinese religion and how they’re ordered societies had been
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make its place in China. Document 3 is written by an anonymous Chinese scholar and it defends the Buddhist faith from someone that is accusing it from being subordinate to Confucianism and going against the Chinese culture by not having a family. The author defends Buddhism with logic and replies that Buddhism and Confucianism cannot be compared because of how different they are from one another‚ and that goodness and wisdom would replace the value of having a family. Document 2 is written by Zhi
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