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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Confucianism and Buddhism originate from two different cultures‚ but have many similarities. One resounding similarity between the philosophies of these two is the idea of avoiding the extremes. Confucius refers to it as the mean‚ while Buddhism refers to it as the middle path. However‚ achieving the middle path is approached differently and also results in different destinations‚ or rewards‚ within their respective philosophies. An important aspect of Buddha’s teachings is the Eightfold Path‚
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The Daodejing is an important religious work in China’s history and culture. It teaches about Dao‚ or “The Way” and how to apply its concepts to one’s life. It is the second most translated text in the world and has been the subject of extensive commentaries. Throughout history‚ it was generally accepted that the Daodejing was written between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE by Laozi‚ a curator of the Chinese imperial archives. In fact‚ the book used to be simply called Laozi in his honor. He is well
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During the Han dynasty‚ a new philosophical age that would influence and become the center of Chinese thought‚ emerged. Confucianism‚ a philosophy that emphasized on the rightness of life‚ humanity‚ and nature‚ concentrates on moral actions and thought. There are many focuses within this philosophy‚ however‚ three major ideas present in Confucianism are the attainment of social harmony and respect‚ self-discipline‚ and later on‚ attaining an invaluable perspective for seeing nature as valuable. These
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There are striking similarities if you are to put the philosophical works of Kong Qiu and the religious teaching of Jesus Christ. Kong Qiu‚ better known as Confucius‚ focused his teaching on history‚ law‚ poetry‚ and spiritual writing. The Biblical teaching of the Old Testament also provided similar structure of teaching. Like Confucius‚ these teachings included the books of Genesis and Exodus to provide history‚ Leviticus‚ Gods law which included the Ten Commandments‚ and Psalm which is focused
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The Confucian Ideal Person Religions around the world have what they believe followers should become. In Christianity‚ people strive to become more like Jesus. Buddhists try to be more like the Buddha. The qualities Jesus and the Buddha possess are what followers strive to be like. These followers want to become the ideal person. Confucian followers are no different. Confucian followers have characteristics they strive to achieve to become the ideal person. To achieve these characteristics‚ the
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I consider my self being a girly-girl and tom-boyish. Sometimes one side would be stronger than the other. For example‚ as if I were to go shopping‚ I could do that all day. But yet if my guy friends were to ask me to go play with them football or tag‚ I wouldn’t mind getting down and dirty. For example‚ when I was younger my mother would take me to her hula classes. I would usually join in when they start to do the warm ups. Then around the age 7 my mother took me to my first official hula class
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After viewing the documents‚ it is clear that Classical Athens and Han China are very different politically. Athens focused on the rights of the individual whereas Han China preferred dominance that used an imperialist approach. However‚ the reason for this difference in political beliefs can be based on the difference of population. It is easier to be a democracy with a smaller population than a larger one. That said it is also easier to rule many people with a select elite. Another difference
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Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli on Government and Those Who Govern Machiavelli‚ in “The Prince” and Lao-Tzu in “”Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching” have very opposing views. In their writings‚ they differ on topics such as qualities of a leader‚ functions of government‚ and human nature and the world around them. Here I will describe each of their views and compare the differences. Both Machiavelli and Lao-Tzu are philosophers writing in regard to Government‚ giving advice in ways that they feel people should
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Introduction: The founding father of Daoism was Lao Zi (600-520bce). Dao – meaning way to live. Daoism believes are heavily based on the idea of Yin and Yang‚ forces that have to be in balance. Yin is the moon‚ darkest‚ female and passive. Yang being the sun‚ light‚ male and aggression .Meditation is the key form to keeping inner balance. Stress is the most common sing of yin and yang unbalance .The unbalance can be caused by the conflicts of between what you want and what is happening‚ leading to
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