Repay your love and friendship Chinese literature‚ for example‚ ancient poetry‚ lyrics‚ and traditional Chinese stories‚ reveals many different kinds of good personalities of people. According to a famous ancient Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius (¿××Ó)‚ men are born to be kind (ÈËÖ®³õ©o ÐÔ±¾ÉÆ). Everyone has his or her own good qualities and sometimes they are just hidden and needed to be explored and discovered. In traditional China‚ people had a strong sense of repayment (ó´ð). People who do
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Confucius and the Perfect Gentlemen April 2‚ 2013 Carmichael 1 In The Analects‚ Confucius describes the ideal person or what is otherwise known as the perfect gentleman. This person in his eye’s‚ is not motivated by gain or by specific political beliefs‚ but rather what is right in every situation. The life of the gentleman is one of moderation‚ he is a gentleman-scholar‚ faithful to others‚ sincere in deeds‚ and never giving up in his efforts of self-cultivation. Earthly
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Bean‚ Nathan Philosophy 101 22 January 2013 Confucius Reading Questions 1. What‚ according to Lau‚ is the most fundamental message of Confucius? What Confucius taught that set him apart from teachings of the past and even of the future‚ was that living a life with moral conviction was to be done for the sake of the morals themselves. This is to say that rewards for ones morality in the afterlife was‚ according to Confucius‚ not to be sought after. He said that the‚ “burden is heavy and the road
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Spread of Buddhism in China After the fall of the China’s Han Dynasty in 220 CE‚ the views of Buddhism in China changed. When China experienced a period of instability during 220 CE and 570 CE‚ Buddhism was being accepted. However after 570 CE and the period of instability‚ Buddhism wasn’t really accepted‚ but it wasn’t denied either. It is clear that many people in China felt the Buddhism should be followed (Docs 1‚2‚3‚5)‚ some people thought it should be avoided (Docs 4 and 6) and some
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What is Chineseness? What is Chinese identity? Does a universal “Chinesehood” exist? These are questions brought to the fore when I read the essay “What is China? Who is Chinese?” by Colin Mackerras. They are important because the answers may well shed light on the Chinese identity in general‚ not just confined to the border of the state called PRC‚ but stretching to other Chinese-dominated communities that have doubts and debates on Chinese identity of their people‚ e.g.‚ overseas Chinese groups
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To what degree would Han Fei‚ the author of the second document‚ disagree with Confucius on the way in which to run a state? Like any scholars who might disagree with each other‚ the author of the second document‚ Han Fei (c. 230 B.C.)‚ a prominent scholar of the "legalist" school of Chinese political thought‚ and the author of the 1st document‚ Confucius (c. 500 B.C.)‚ an influential Chinese scholar of the "Summer and Autumn" period of Chinese history‚ are no different from each other
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The gardens are basically an artistic expression for each culture as it is directly linked with the traditions‚ religious‚ political‚ beliefs‚ economic interests and needs are mentioned. It is clear to man that a humble home has a private garden space for its own enjoyment or for own use. In China‚ it happen often that usually all gardens are explained to be the memory‚ which persisted with memory today that is built by members of social elites and intellectual aspect. The construction of garden
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No biting. No eye gouging. These were the only rules to the first form of MMA fighting. This form of fighting‚ called Pankration (all powers)‚ originated as hand-to-hand combat in the Ancient Greek Olympics. Since then‚ Pankration has changed and developed into the MMA fighting the world knows and loves today. It did not take too long for Pankration to spread and develop. Pankration was brought from Greece to India by Alexander the Great. From India‚ it was adopted by a Buddhist monk and taken
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Running head: LIFECYCLE OF AN EMPIRE Lifecycle of an Empire Melissa Mize World Civilizations to 1500 Abstract Dynasties or empires have a natural life span just like humans and usually only last three generations. There are many reasons as to the decline; bureaucratic corruption‚ inequitable economic burdens‚ costly technology‚ moral decline or even external enemies to name a few (Upshur‚ Terry‚ Holoka‚ Goff‚ & Cassar‚ 2002‚ p. 171).
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Confucius is often considered to be one of history’s most intelligent and influential philosophers due to his insight into what it means to be a moral individual. In his analects‚ Confucius develops his view on the “gentleman”‚ the ideal man. He discusses how the gentleman must act‚ think‚ and be not only in front of others‚ but in solitude as well. By preaching kindness‚ genuineness‚ thought‚ simplicity‚ and love‚ Confucius instilled in others many morals which I would raise my own children with
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