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Chai |
A type of ceremony performed at wedding, exorcism, and funeral where priest write petitions to celestial beings appealing for assistance in the deported |
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Chiao |
A type of ceremony performed for the renewal of the community in honor of duties such as Lau Tzu, or ancestral spirits |
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Confucius |
Chinese sage who believed to have compose the writings and teachings of the philosophies of Confucianism |
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Divination |
The interpretation of natural science like the formation or direction of flight of a flock of birds to predict the future or receive divine guidance |
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Earth |
In Confucianism it is yin and supplies humanity with Raw materials for food, clothing,shelter, medicine and tools |
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Eight immortals |
Seven men and one woman venerated as human beings who attained immorality by perfectly balancing yang and Yang |
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Exorcism |
The casting out of demons |
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Fend shui |
The practice of using astronomical details and Geomancy, The study of the contours of land and the flow of water to determine the flow of QI in an environment |
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Filial piety |
The honor that children owe to their parents |
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Five classics |
Foundational Confucian literature that consists of pre-Confucian text containing poetry,divination,history,wisdom, sayings, epigrams, instructions for ritual performance, art, music, and teachings of Confucian sages |
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Five great relationships |
A system of relationships created by Confucius that recognizes and sanctions unequal relations of dominant and submission |
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Four books |
Confucian and post Confucian it constitutes the canonical literature of Confucianism 1. The analects 2. The great learning 3. The doctrine of the mean 4. The Mencius |
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Gentleness |
A virtue similar to the Hindu principle of ahimsa, meaning do no harm |
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Golden mean |
It is the believe that balance and harmony felicitate the perfection of the self and that the best way to live in harmony with the Tao is by caring out social duties |
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Golden mean |
It is the believe that balance and harmony felicitate the perfection of the self and that the best way to live in harmony with the Tao is by caring out social duties |
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Heaven |
According to the book of changes it represent the yang principal and refers to the focus of the sky, sun, wind,rain, natural forces from above |
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Golden mean |
It is the believe that balance and harmony felicitate the perfection of the self and that the best way to live in harmony with the Tao is by caring out social duties |
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Heaven |
According to the book of changes it represent the yang principal and refers to the focus of the sky, sun, wind,rain, natural forces from above |
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I ching |
A book produced to assist in the arts Divination that contains about 64 hexagrams whose analysis gives direction about life |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Philosophical taoism |
Taoism concentrated on deep reflection on the mysteries of the way of nature it's basic teachings can be found in the Tao te ching and the zhuangzi |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Philosophical taoism |
Taoism concentrated on deep reflection on the mysteries of the way of nature it's basic teachings can be found in the Tao te ching and the zhuangzi |
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Priestly taoism |
A system of parishes headed by priest throughout China founded by Zheng daoling |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Philosophical taoism |
Taoism concentrated on deep reflection on the mysteries of the way of nature it's basic teachings can be found in the Tao te ching and the zhuangzi |
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Priestly taoism |
A system of parishes headed by priest throughout China founded by Zheng daoling |
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Qi |
The life impulse related to consciousness |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Philosophical taoism |
Taoism concentrated on deep reflection on the mysteries of the way of nature it's basic teachings can be found in the Tao te ching and the zhuangzi |
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Priestly taoism |
A system of parishes headed by priest throughout China founded by Zheng daoling |
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Qi |
The life impulse related to consciousness |
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Religious taoism |
Taoism that demonstrates a keen interest in immortality, magic, elixir's, fantastic feats, longevity and good fortune |
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Junzi |
The Confucian moral ideal of the superior man |
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Ren (Jen) |
A characteristic of the superior man it is a sense of compassion and empathy towards others |
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Kuei |
Evil spirits that frequented the night and abounded in darkness and dark places |
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Lao Tzu |
Man ascribed with founding Taoism in the sixth century BC E |
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Li |
Means proper performance in represented doing what is right in a given situation and should govern all aspects of life |
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Mencius |
Teacher of the Confucianism Who stressed the goodness of human nature more than Confucius And drew insights from Taoism |
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Monastic Taoism |
Religious Taoism centered on monks and monasteries founded by wang zhe in the 12th century C.e. As a synthesis of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
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Philosophical taoism |
Taoism concentrated on deep reflection on the mysteries of the way of nature it's basic teachings can be found in the Tao te ching and the zhuangzi |
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Priestly taoism |
A system of parishes headed by priest throughout China founded by Zheng daoling |
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Qi |
The life impulse related to consciousness |
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Religious taoism |
Taoism that demonstrates a keen interest in immortality, magic, elixir's, fantastic feats, longevity and good fortune |
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Shen |
Good spirits that related to the sun, light, and sky that were involved for prosperity, health, good luck and deliverance from evil spirit |
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Shu |
The principle of mutual reciprocity that shows consideration for the feelings and needs of others |
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Shu |
The principle of mutual reciprocity that shows consideration for the feelings and needs of others |
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Simplicity |
A virtue that follows from actionless action |
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Shu |
The principle of mutual reciprocity that shows consideration for the feelings and needs of others |
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Simplicity |
A virtue that follows from actionless action |
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T'ai chi |
Slow dance meant to promote harmony and long Jevity that is widely practiced in China and throughout the world |
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Shu |
The principle of mutual reciprocity that shows consideration for the feelings and needs of others |
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Simplicity |
A virtue that follows from actionless action |
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T'ai chi |
Slow dance meant to promote harmony and long Jevity that is widely practiced in China and throughout the world |
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Tao |
The mysterious force that guides all reality |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Yun zi |
Confucianism teacher who is believed that humans were naturally selfish and required training in social rules to learn to behave correctly |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Yun zi |
Confucianism teacher who is believed that humans were naturally selfish and required training in social rules to learn to behave correctly |
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Yin and Yang |
Opposites but complimentary forces in the universe that account for every object and every event |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Yun zi |
Confucianism teacher who is believed that humans were naturally selfish and required training in social rules to learn to behave correctly |
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Yin and Yang |
Opposites but complimentary forces in the universe that account for every object and every event |
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Zhu xi |
Teacher and writer that systematized Confucianism |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Yun zi |
Confucianism teacher who is believed that humans were naturally selfish and required training in social rules to learn to behave correctly |
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Yin and Yang |
Opposites but complimentary forces in the universe that account for every object and every event |
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Zhu xi |
Teacher and writer that systematized Confucianism |
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Zhuang Zi |
A Taoist philosopher who expounded the teachings of Lao Tzu and wrote the second great classic of Taoism, and zhuangzi |
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Tao te Ching (daodejing) |
The classic of the way and it's power that purportedly contains the philosophy and teaching of Lao Tzu |
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Visualization technique |
A mental practice that focuses attention on a mental objects such as imagined image |
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Wall of heaven |
A divine moral order the source of all moral and ethical precepts |
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Wu Wei |
Effortless action that implies that we are to avoid taking unnecessary action |
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Yun zi |
Confucianism teacher who is believed that humans were naturally selfish and required training in social rules to learn to behave correctly |
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Yin and Yang |
Opposites but complimentary forces in the universe that account for every object and every event |
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Zhu xi |
Teacher and writer that systematized Confucianism |
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Zhuang Zi |
A Taoist philosopher who expounded the teachings of Lao Tzu and wrote the second great classic of Taoism, and zhuangzi |
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Zhuangzi |
The second great classic of Taoism that consist of continuing the return to nature advocated by Lao Tzu |