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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involving religion was the spread of Buddhism from India through the silk roads into China. Buddhism was a new faith of hope and order for the Chinese. The emergence of Buddhism led to social changes. Buddhism became a syncretic faith with Confucianism and Daoism. Argument over Buddhism’s importance led to these changes. Buddhism helped the Chinese develop new values and order. The changes economically played a huge role in China. The construction of the Grand Canal by the Sui Dynasty increased trade
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Comparison between Japanese and Malaysian culture Japan is an island nation in East Asia. The characters that make up Japan’s name mean "sun-origin"‚ which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū‚ Hokkaidō‚ Kyūshū and Shikoku‚ together accounting for 97 % of 378‚000km2 land area. Japan has four seasons climate which is spring‚ summer‚ autumn and winter. Japan has the world’s tenth-largest
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concerns itself with the connections between people and their ancestors and the gods. Reverence and loyalty to the gods and ancestors is at the center of shinto‚ as well as the belief that within in the human heart has godlike purity. In shinto god can be everything as long as it is awe inspiring. This implies that a human being ultimately good. In shinto bad happens due to defilement and it is an occurrence in life‚ which can be purified through cleansing and exorcisms. When applied to to bushido it is
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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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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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