Confucianism

Ancient empires of India and China saw a series of dynastic emperors. Two of the most prominent and influential were Ashoka and Qin Shihuangdi, who had some similarities and differences. Ashoka was an emperor in India of the Mauryan Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE. Shi Huangdi was the founder of the Qin dynasty, he ruled from 220 to 210 BC. Both rulers were seen as hard-working and self-confident. These characteristics aided them in persuading people to do as they said in terms of laws. Late in…

The Cultural Influence of the Tao Te Ching There are a multitude of influences which are significant to the Chinese culture due to the phillosiphy expressed in the ancient poem, Tao Te Ching. The ideals expressed in the poem contributed to the culture of China in the areas of religion, and literature, and leadership. The philosophical influences of the poem Ta Te Ching have extended beyond China. The first two lines of chapter one of the poem Tao Te Ching suggest the writer, Lao-Tzu named…

Similarities and dissimilarities between Chinese and Indian Culture - Posemsetty Padma Lakshmi Naga Apoorva 20131070 Chinese is analogous to Indian Culture in many ways. I reached to this conclusion because of the many similarities I found throughout the course. First we learnt about how the Chinese believed the earth was formed how their life started from a seed and after this being kept on going and separated the sky and the land and then the snake like goddess created human beings. Even…

The main idea of the document is the comparison between Taoism, and confuciusm as they both concurrently develop the same time in China. According to the tradition Lao Tzu, the originator of Taoism, and confucus once actually once met and always had strong appeal great masses of over the centuries .The points /phrases/words or sentences used in the document are: 1.taoism is aform of mystism rather than being intellectual, it is emotional , rather than being articulated and it can also be simply…

Annson Pagura The Shang Dynasty Introduction Over 150,000 oracle bones have been made by the Shang Dynasty, and have been discovered by archaeologists. The Shang (Sometimes referred to as the Yin Dynasty!) have existed from 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE, and had writing related to current Chinese writing. They used oracle bones to ask questions, and that alone holds a lot of valuable information. To sum that up, the Shang Dynasty ruled for 550 years, and was an advanced civilization because they…

Through its course of a long history, Vietnam has successfully resisted not only the Chinese over-a-thousand-year domination but also the invasions of two Western powers, namely France and America. Under the Chinese rule, assimilation was inevitable that, like many other Asian countries, the culture of Vietnam is considerably influenced by its Chinese counterpart, as reflected in many aspects of life such as educational system, literature and social norms (Nguyen, 2002; Le, 2011). Huyen (2002)…

The Ding is a ritual vessel that was created in the Shang Dynasty and there are two shapes of the Ding which are round and rectangular. The round Ding has three legs while the rectangular one has four. The Ding also has a lid and two handles. The Ding was used for food or wine and it has the Taotie image on it and The Ding is associated with the power to rule. The sacrifice made in the Ding was both human and animal. The sacrifice was made to the ancestors and the gods because the Shang people…

As Buddhism spread from India to China beginning the first century C.E., it was met with many mixed responses. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and defended it’s policies while others scrutinized its absence from past texts for political and social problems. However, others remained neutral wishing to meld the aspects of the belief system in china to create a unique Chinese culture. Documents 4 and 6 scrutinize and discourage the spread of Buddhism throughout china while documents 2 and 3 defend…

In World History, it is important to understand not only what has happened, but also the culture in which it happened. The world in which the sayings of Confucius were spoken, written, and understood is a world much different than the one we live in today. That being said, we do see some of these basic principles in our daily lives, but to truly understand these sayings, the readers must place themselves in the shoes of the men and women who lived in the time of Confucius. One of the popular…

The Chinese Philosophy School that in my opinion is the best one is Daoism. Daoism arose around the late Zhou era. Daoism is not so much about a political and materialistic point of view, but instead it focuses more on the spiritual freedom of an individual. Daoism is also considered to have a religious aspect to it. In Daoism the best kind of society was the one that would follow the way of nature, were people would obtain peace with one another instead of overlooking each other. Daoism mainly…