Rn103 Exam 2

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T'ien

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heaven, most likely refers to the ancestor of the Chou Dynasty; refers both to a theological term and a scientific one; comes to replace Shang Ti when the Chou conquer the Shang in the 12th century

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T'ien Ming

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"mandate of heaven," explanation given to the Shang people by the Chou when they were conquered; the logic is that heaven sets up new rulers as soon as the previous one turns away from virtue

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T'ien tzu

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king, the "son of heaven" who operates under t'ien ming

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Tao

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the way

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Tao te ching

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the Classic-of-the-Way (tao) and power(te)

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Tao tsang

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the Taoist Canon which is made up of 1600 texts

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Tsu

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ancestor, the first component of the character means "spirit"

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Wang

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King

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Wu

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a shaman

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Wei

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weft (the horizontal thread on a loom), suggests heterodoxy

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wu wei

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non-action

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yin/yang

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the darkened and sunny side of a hill respectively; yin associated witht the female, moon, and passivity, yang associated with male, sun, and aggression; facets of the same totality; their forces are constantly interacting, extending to all pairs of opposites

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Yuuh i-tsu

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Yuuh "with one foot," an example of reverse euhemerization, i.e., a mythological figure who eventually takes on the characteristics of a human being

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kuei

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ghosts, one's ancestral spirits can become theses if the ancestral sacrifice isn't performed regularly and correctly

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Lao Tzu

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the "old master," purported author of the Tao te Ching, but his historicity has been questioned; perhaps a composit name for three figures

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Li

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rites and propriety, a ritual attitude towards things

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Mencius

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Confucian author whose book becomes canonical in the 13th century; the first to expound on human nature (hsing), of which there are four components (li, i, jen, chih)

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pi-kuan

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"cliff gazing," refers to an intensely concentrated form of meditation practiced by Bodhidharma

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Sage Kings

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Yao, Shun, and Yu responsible for the founding of the Hsia, but there is no adequate archaeological evidence

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Shang Dynasty

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Earliest ruling dynasty known in China

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Shang Ti

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"ruler upon high," or "first ancestor," ancestor of the Shang Dynasty's royal family who becomes the main deity

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Shen Nung

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culture hero who invented agriculture and commerce

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Shih

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a form of divination; the character suggests the manipulation of yarrow stalks

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ta-hsueh

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"the great learning"; a chapter of the ritual classic Li Chi

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T'ang Dynasty

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618-906 ce

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Shang Dynasty period

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1766-1122 BCE

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Bodhidharma

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founder of the Ch'an school of Buddhism in China

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Ch'an

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a translation of the Sanskrit dhyana (meditation); originally ch'an-ma but the ma was dropped; important school of chinese buddhism

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cheng ming

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"rectification of names";
Confucian doctrine suggests given names have given meanings

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chi

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generic terms for all forms of sacrifice; the old character shows a bird upside down with hands holding it

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ch'i

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"vital force" in taoism

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chien-hsing

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"looking into one's true nature"

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ching

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warp (the longitudinal thread on a loom), refers to a classic, of which there are five, suggests orthodoxy

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chou dynasty

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second ruling dynasty in china

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chou dynasty period

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1120-256 BCE

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chu

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"master of ceremonies" who was in charge of divination rituals

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chuang tzu

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the "serious master", a humorous title since he was anything but; rather paradoxical and ironic

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chun tzu

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a nobleman or gentleman; originally means someone who was born of the aristocracy,m but Confucius uses it to mean someone who reaches perfection through learning, not birth

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chung yung

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the "mean" or "middle"

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Confucius

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a man of humble origins who held a menial government office and came from the state of Lu; eventually becomes a teacher and takes on disciples; the analects frsult from his teachings

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euhemerization

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a description of mythmaking which claims that historical figures gradually become deified

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fan

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"to return", refers to the Taoist notion of getting back on the path

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five classics

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book of history, poetry, ritual, changes, spring and autumn annals

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fu hsi

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culture hero said to have invented fishing and trapping

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Han Dynasty

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200BCE-200CE

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hsiao

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fillial piety, proper relationships between children and parents

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Fu Hsi

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a culture hero said to have invented fishing and trapping

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Hsun tzu

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third most important confucian thinker; a major interpreter for centuries, but was looked down upon in the past

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Huang Ti

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the "yellow emperor" who invented metallurgy

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Hui-nung

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the 6th patriarch of ch'an who received the transmission of mind from Hung-jen, the 5th patriarch

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Hui K'o

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the disciple to whom the bodhidharma "transmitted mind"

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hun & p'o

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earliest words for soul; at birth they come together in the body and assume consciousness; hun goes up and p'o sinks down after death; no notion of rebirth

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i

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righteousness, implies morality

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jen

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humanness, benevolence, literally "man to manness," the character showing a doubling of man