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12 Cards in this Set
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Funerary Banner, China
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Incense Burner, China |
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Shakyamuni Buddha, China |
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Paradise of Amitabha, China
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Travelers among mountains, China
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Foguang pagoda, china
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Daoism |
A person's relationship with nature. Isolation from the city is encouraged in order to reach enlightenment. Dao= "the way". |
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Confucianism |
Established by a man named Confucius. When his family fell on hard times he set out in a rather self serving way for a philosophy that would maintain a hierarchical order of society to prevent suffering. |
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Pagoda |
An Asian temple that holds sacred writings and relics. Thought to be a cross between Indian temples and Buddhist stupas. |
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Period of Disunity |
For 300 years China was divided politically into competing states. This is also called the period of 6 dynasties. During this time Buddhism became more popular during the Han dynasty. People were attracted this religion because of the upheaval of the times, and the promise of paradise, or a "pure land" |
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Pure Land Buddhism |
People hope to achieve enlightenment and salvation through the Amitabha buddha |
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Silk Road |
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