Early Medieval China‚ Robert Campany presents numerous account of Buddhist miracle tales from Wang Yan’s Records of Signs from the Unseen Realm. In the following four records of miraculous events‚ one can observe many elements of traditional Confucian and Daoist beliefs. In the 11th account‚ a wealthy man named Di Shichang is described to have secretly constructed an oratory in his home and made offerings of food to support the monks. One day‚ a homely monk arrived at his door; however‚ Shichang
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Tóm tắt quy định Đạo luật Sarbanes-Oxley năm 2002 được thiết kế để cải cách việc báo cáo‚ việc quản trị và công khai các báo cáo tài chính của các công ty cổ phần. Đạo luật Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) yêu cầu các công ty cổ phần phải chú ý xác đáng đến việc công khai thông tin tài chính‚ duy trì các quy trình quản lý trao đổi thông tin nội bộ‚ sao lưu và bảo vệ các dữ liệu này. Trong khi chưa được đề cập rõ ràng trong luật pháp thì bảo mật công nghệ thông tin là một yêu cầu quan trọng của SOX. SOX yêu
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Aristotelian and Confucian virtue ethics can be discussed in terms with each other and are not exclusionary of the ideas or concepts‚ nor the internal workings‚ of the other. With this‚ then‚ two very different cultural and historical contexts are shown to be able to give rise to ethical systems which are in no way mutually unintelligible despite not having all the same
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October 2010 The Dao-dejing as an Opponent to Aggression The belligerent relationship between the states of China evoked a sentiment of distress among the population. “Armies of ten thousand soldiers”i marched into battle based on a general’s whim‚ rather than any type of moral purpose. The loss of life was astounding and the people needed a beacon of hope to look for in this blight: this guiding light was the philosophy of Daoism. The Dao-Dejing was the apotheosis of Daoist ideals: it touched
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In the poem “The Answer”‚ Bei Dao utilizes antithesis statements in order to convey history’s cruelness‚ as well as the peoples’ involuntary actions against their freedom and education. The poet portrays antitheses throughout his poem‚ during the Cultural Revolution‚ a long period of recurring‚ inhumane restrictions placed on the Chinese people and society. In the poem‚ he describes the people and their grievances through this particular period in time and the experiences‚ which they had to face
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Daoist‚ came to believe that people need to respect and preserve the ecology and the nature as a whole. Even though Daoist didn’t have any rules preventing polluting before 1970s‚ people who followed Daoist still respected the nature because they believed that in order to have a positive connection with the nature‚ one itself need to respect it first. It was believed that a self-respecting man will also respect the nature and will try to preserve it. People who practiced Daoist were often found to
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are not in accordance with the Daoist view‚ however. In Basic Writings by Chuang Tzu‚ he uses anecdotes and metaphors to teach Dao‚ which is a blend of philosophy and religion that was created in ancient China. Since it is an unspeakable way‚ Chuang Tzu tells stories to give an idea of what Dao is about. The Daoist world view consists of simple‚consistent practices that are hard to carry out‚ but bring about true happiness. It is conflicting to tell what the Daoist world-view is but through stories
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knowledge of Confucian gender values‚ whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society‚ daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they desire to move up in society. In the lower social strata‚ it is a bit more difficult to tell how integrated Confucian gender values
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Confucian Values and Japan’s Industrialization Many factors helped aid in the dynamic growth that occurred in Japan and the four little dragons during the post-World War 2 period. Some of these factors were situational factors unique to the time but some of the factors were cultural. The legacy of Confucianism in Japan and the four little dragons helped to further the goals of industrialization that these nations had. The traditions of Confucianism provided for Japan and the four little
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The aphorism from Confucian Analects that is relevant in China’s history states‚ “17:2 The Master said: By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them apart.”. This is significant to intellectual history in China because that emphasizes the need to excel among the rest. The aphorism conveys the fact that those who possess intelligence‚ stand out among those around him. Confucius is stating that every men is born with the same amount of innate potential. However‚ the
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