To begin‚ the origins of the Dao De Jing go back long ago. Lao Tzu‚ the great teacher of Daoism‚ is said to have wrote down his teachings when he was tired of society and was crossing the border to West China. (Mohammed‚ 153) His teachings were known as the Dao De Jing. It is said that he was reincarnated into a deity‚ but is not certain if this is actually true. The Dao De Jing contains lots of information that has had an “enormous impact on Chinese thought.” (Mohammed‚ 154) It is a very important
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Confucius’s followers‚ like those of Lao‐tzu‚ the founder of Taoism‚ saw him as a moral teacher and wise man—not a religious god‚ prophet‚ or leader. Confucianism’s main goal is the attainment of inner harmony with nature. This includes the veneration of ancestors. Early on‚ the ruling classes of China widely embraced Confucianism. Taoism shares similar principles with Confucianism. The teachings of Lao‐tzu stress the importance of meditation and nonviolence as means of
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greatly believed that people have the capacity within themselves to make their current state of being better. The Taoism philosophy emerged almost at the same time as Confucianism. Its beginning was highly attributed to Lao Tzu and his written work Tao Te Ching. Taoists considers Lao Tzu as their Supreme Deity. Taoist teachings revolve around health‚ longevity‚ immortality‚ non-action‚ spontaneity‚ nature and ancestral spirits. Buddhism‚ another religion widely practiced in China originated in
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with socialism as the official goal . Moreover‚ ASEAN member states vary in levels of economic development‚ with considerable gap between its most developed state—Singapore‚ who is amongst the world’s leaders in socioeconomic indicators—and its least‚ Laos and Myanmar‚ who are regarded as the most problem-ridden in Southeast Asia
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As a result of blunders in French decision-making‚ the French began an operation to support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu‚ deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos‚ a French ally‚ and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh‚ however‚ under General Vo Nguyen Giap‚ surrounded and besieged the French‚ who were unaware of the Viet Minh ’s possession of heavy
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Document A: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (ORIGINAL) Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday‚ the seventh day of January‚ one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four Joint Resolution To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. Whereas naval units of the Communist regime in Vietnam‚ in violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law
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Through Children and Art” Theme: “A Clean Community Starting from US ” Ban Sengsavang Village‚ Vientiane‚ Laos Hungry‚ Hurry‚ Happy Members: 1. Ms. Ling Fei Wen 2. Ms. Vannacharoen‚ Pilailak 3. Ms. Aye Myat Thanda 4. Ms. Mang Samnieng Muni 5. Mr. Ramboo Marly Colondam 6. Mr. Vongsomphou Souttha 7. Mr. Yuichi Nakamura (Malaysia) (Thailand) (Myanmar) (Cambodia) Indonesia) (Laos) (Japan) -- Fei -- Bo -- Thanda -- Muni -- Ramboo -- Nuny -- Bob November 2013 Table of Content
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Conflict Resolution & Negotiation (Volume 2011 Issue 4)111 Please cite as Low K.C.P. (2011) ‘Confucianism Versus Taoism’‚ Conflict Resolution & Negotiation Journal‚ Volume 2011‚ Issue 4‚ p. 111 - 127 Confucianism Versus Taoism Prof. Dr. Patrick Low Kim Cheng Ph.D. & Chartered Marketer‚ Certified MBTI Administrator‚ & Certified Behavioral Consultant/ Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Associate‚ University of South Australia About the Author Prof. Dr. Patrick Low Kim Cheng‚ Ph.D. (South Australia)‚ Chartered
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Title : Best-Practice Human Development Management in the Banking Sector. Three case studies of different types of banking institutions in the Lao PDR: (1) a village-level savings & credit co-operative in Vientiane Capital that received facilitation support from FIAM/LWU; (2) EMI Ltd‚ the first registered deposit-taking MFI; (3) ACLEDA Lao Bank. Name : …………………………………………………………… Student ID : …………………………………………………………… Date : …………………………………………………………… Term : ………………………………………………… PROPOSAL
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Getting started to be great “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” is a quotation of Lao Tzu‚ a Chinese philosopher. This is one of the famous inspirational words ever‚ used for getting started. However challenging and difficult any goal it seems‚ you get there by just beginning. It is applicable to a wide range of various types of situations‚ not only for actual trips or travels‚ but also tasks‚ goals or actions where something needs to be done. Somebody who dreams big but never
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