Before the Communist takeover of China the country’s culture was heavily shaped by Buddhism‚ Taoism and Confucianism. During the Cultural Revolution in China‚ religion was condemned and many religious symbols and temples were destroyed‚ but recently it has been allowed to be practiced again. In China‚ there are five major religions that are recognized by the government. These religions include Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ Islam‚ Catholicism and Christianity. Religious groups have to be registered with the government
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different philosophy from different areas yet hold striking similarities. The two source documents for this paper are “Meditations” by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and “Analects” by Chinese philosopher Confucius‚ both of which represent Stoicism and Confucianism respectively. These two works were chosen for this paper due to their similarities concerning subjects such as self-improvement thought self-judgment and parallels of what a good person is in order to rule as good leader. Aurelius was trained as
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Ethan Martinez Rel1300 Dr. Benjamin Murphy October 21‚ 2013 Relationship Between Daoism & Confucianism History has shown us‚ that Daoism and Confucianism have many things in common as well as many differences‚ let me start with what is Daoism and Confucianism. Daoism is also known as Taoism‚ is a religious tradition originated from China in the 550 B.C.E‚ it was founded by Lao Tzu‚ a great philosopher and the author of the “Dao De Jing” .The “Dao De Jing” or “Tao Te Ching” is a Chinese text
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is at their core‚ and other traditions are not because they don’t focus on worshiping a divinity? This essay will try to argue that: despite the absence of god or gods‚ as well as a lack of concern for the afterworld‚ Therevada Buddhism and Confucianism can be considered religious traditions. First what does the term Religion? Clifford Geertz argues that: Religion is a cultural system that creates powerful and long-lasting meaning‚ by establishing symbols that relate humanity to beliefs and
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During the Han Dynasty is when confucianism became the dominant political standpoint for the next 2‚000 years. Confucianism‚ which revolves almost entirely around issues related to family‚ morals‚ and the role of the good ruler. In the short reading of “The Responsibility of Rulership” by Dong Zhongshu it explains that confucianism is a unifying idea and heaven upholds its rule‚ which is why the leaders must rule with firmness. Without humans‚ earth‚ and heaven fathers will not be able to control
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Ancient China had three major religions and/or philosophies; Daoism‚ Buddhism. And Confucianism. Daoism was founded by the Zhou dynasty; Lau-Tzu. The Daoism belief is that people should be one with nature and all things that are living possess some kind of natural universal force flowing through them. In Daoism‚ all living things have both balancing and blending forces called Ying and Yang. Ying and Yang are said to be the harmonic the forces of natures. Yang represents light‚ day‚ dry and male;
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affected the natural resources of Japan. On the other hand‚ China and Korea exerted a lot amount on Tokugawa Japan as well with Neo-Confucianism and the concept of mu’en would change the intelligentsia and aesthetics sphere. In contrast to the foreign influences that developed in the 17th century‚ there were also movements that came in response to challenge Neo-Confucianism such as Ancient Learning and the revival of Shintoism. With all the foreign influences in the 17th century‚ it brings to question
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In the reading of Jane English‚ English argues that" grown children have no filial obligations towards their parents." In her professional philosophical theory‚ she agrees‚ "that whatever duties children are willing to perform for their parents should not be one that is established out of repayment but from the result of a friendship that molded from the love between them." I do agree with English’s theory based on my cultural norms which foresees it as a form of accepted behavior and beliefs that
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What has happened to Confucianism. For a long time‚ Confucian was accepted as the idea that a healthy society depended on a solid traditional family. Confucius himself‚ for example‚ called for people to put principle above selfish desires. People supported hierarchy. The rulers moral example would inspire the people to live good lives. But one begins to detect a new theme emerging in society especially amongst the Chinese reformers: the theme of individualism oppose to familialism. Today‚ would the
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Confucianism vs. Daoism Confucianism and Daoism‚ although are intermingled among people who practice them‚ have very different views on what is necessary to become an exemplary person. Confucianism is based on the thought that education‚ history‚ structure‚ rules and regulation will lead to achievement and becoming fully human. Daoists‚ although they believe in order‚ hate structure‚ do not believe in education‚ and feel wandering‚ or going with the flow‚ being with nature‚ is most important
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