Comparison of the Bible and the DaodejingBoth the Bible and the Daodejing represent the religious artifacts designed to guide the believers through their lives‚ establishing the moral code to follow. The Bible is a significant symbol of Christianity and while its text is open to interpretation‚ the Bible is quite strict with the rules provided within it: the people must follow them without questioning‚ doing exactly how it was said by the God. Disobedience‚ violations of the God-made laws will be
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Law and Government: Confucius Although most think so‚ Confucianism is not a religion. Instead‚ people should consider it to be a moral guideline for civilized societies. Simply put‚ Confucius was arch-conservative‚ anti-women‚ and pro-autocracy. However this isn’t entirely what his code is based on. He believed in family. “Confucius’s view of the state and society should function like a family: The father was the undisputed head‚ each person had his or her special rights and duties‚ and the wisdom
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The Chinese poets Hanshan‚ Tao Qian and Du Fu‚ maintained different philosophies of life heavily influenced by their respective religions. Collectively their poems showed the struggle between what is and what should be. Their prescribed ways of life answer questions about the human condition and this is presented in their works of poetry‚ which offer insight on how to live your life. Legendary Buddhist monk Hanshan‚ encourages readers to look within oneself and venture into the Cold Mountain or the
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Confucianism and Utilitarianism Comparing and contrasting these two ethical theories was quite difficult at times‚ mainly because they tend to be so contrasting that the two seem completely unalike. Especially when the two share a time difference of a couple millenniums from when they were created. This makes it quite easy to locate differences between the two‚ but for a quality paper that accounts for about only half of what to write. It took some time and extensive research to find what these two
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Although Buddhism and Confucianism differ in their founders‚ country of origin‚ and their philosophy of life’s end‚ they are both Oriental religions that claim to have the correct way of life and believe that one can achieve goodness. Even though Buddhism and Confucianism were both originated in Asia in the 6th century‚ they were founded in different countries by two separate people. Contrary to common belief‚ Buddhism was begun in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was a wealthy young man who
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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 Chinese religion of Daoism is divided into two types different types‚ Philosophical and Religious Daoism. Religious Daoism was creating during the Warring States period in China and has two significant texts the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi. For the purpose of this essay‚ I will be examining four passages from the Dao De Jing‚ determining the meaning and providing examples of their usage in daily life. Out of the two Philosophical Daoist texts the Dao De Jing‚ written in approximately the 6th
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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy Instructor: Masayuki Sato Mid-Term Paper Question 1: Do you think which doctrine was really helpful for saving people from their destitute condition between Mohism and Mencius’ thought‚ and why? When we put the two philosopher’s thoughts together‚ we can see one striking commonality. Both of them were against aggressive way and emphasized the importance of caring for the welfare of the state’s people. Ideologies that run in opposite directions
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Influences of Eastern Religions In My Life The two readings that have impacted‚ influenced‚ and challenged my view of religion are the Bhagavad Gita (BG) and the basic writings of Zhuangzi. I have chosen these readings because of their influence and insight they have unveiled to me in my present station of life. In particularly‚ from the Bhagavad Gita‚ Krishna’s teaching in chapter 2 “The Path of Reality‚” and from Zhuangzi; his perspectives from his writings in section 3 “The Secret of Caring
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Buddhism‚ founded in India in the sixth century BCE‚ was rising in popularity among many peoples and eventually spread to China by the first century BCE. In China‚ Buddhism was faced with many mixed opinions. Some looked to it as truth and comfort and thought it was a good impact on society‚ others attacked the religion and accused it of being barbaric and a disturbance‚ and others tried to blend the new uprising religion with China’s existing philosophies. There were people who supported and
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