Laozi

600BC and ended the last day of 501BC, representing a peak period in human history. If the media had existed, Sanskrit clay tablets would have read from UPI Babylon: Israelites Living in Captivity Return Home to Build Second Temple, Confucius and Laozi Teach New Ethical and Religious Ideas in China and on the home front: Mahavira Founds New Religion Jainism. The Buddha was born Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal to the Sakyas clan around 563 BCE. His name means “he who fulfils his purpose”…

French abuse and mismanagement set the stage for Ho Chi Minh to form the Communist Vietminh in Northern Vietnam, and on September 2 1945 he declared Vietnam’s independence (Charles, 1995). The French quickly attempted to reassert their control and the First Indochina War broke out in 1946. The French found themselves outmatched by the skilful and resolute Communist forces, and were defeated at Dien Bien Phu 8 years after the war started (Charles, 1995) After the French defeat, the 1954 Geneva…

The response to Buddhism inside China during the post-classical era greatly differed amongst the citizens. In China, Buddhism was a foreign religion that was transferred from India. In addition to this, China considered themselves superior to other countries.For example, Kowtow, the act of foreigners having to bow down to Chinese emperor to show that they were beneath them, helps show the attitude of the Chinese. These events were important because it was undecided whether or not Buddhism was a…

I believe Socrates have given the good arguments overall and have reasons to justify all his points, but I’m not completely agree with all his opinion, especially in the case which Euthyphro is accusing his father of murder someone. Socrates is a very wise and willing to explain and defending himself even with paying the price of him own life. What is piety? One of the argument from Euthyphro is that what is piety and impiety to the gods. One of the definition that article provides is that…

“There is no better way to thank god for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark,” said Laozi, founder of Philosophical Taoism. Helping someone can give emotional satisfaction. In Ted Talk, Jessica Jackley and Patrick Awuah says people play an important role in the development of one county. People have the power to do good or bad things to the society. Jessica Jackley and Patrick Awuah spend most of their lives helping others. There are many similarities between Jessica…

Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in “India around 525” (Helble 1 ) also known as Buddha. Buddhism “spread from India along the commercial roads, most importantly the Silk Road, to China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan” (Helble 1). Soon, the adaptable religion made its way to East Asia particularly in China, Korea, and Japan. Coincidentally first Buddhism spread from India to China, China to Korea, and lastly Korea to Japan. This paper will argue that Buddhism has had a positive influence…

If I could travel back in time, I want to go back to my senior year in high school and support the decision by telling myself that “what you have been through made me now”. Because of that decision, I faced the struggle and that struggle made my dream to be a professional accountant. When my mother diagnosed advanced breast cancer, I witnessed a miracle that mother recovering from the surgery and chemotherapy. Moreover, I saw the devotion from the doctors and nurses to mother to be heal from…

Min Wenshui was such an example. Min Wenshui was born as a commoner and later residing in the city Nanjing. His reputation spread when local tea drinkers found his expertise in discerning different tea and his skill in innovating new tea, named Min Laozi tea. Min’s ability and skill attracted many scholar-official tea connoisseurs, particularly those who were proud of their taste, sensual sensitivity, and elegant lifestyle. Both Zhang Dai and Li Rihua expressed their admiration of Min in their…

Problem In the Taoist religion, a central problem is from the three “worms” or “corpses” that reside within the body of every person. These worms are malevolent spirits who “long for the body to die and therefore perform mischief to try to hasten the adept's demise" (Eskildsen 1998: 49). To achieve this goal, the Worms perform all manner of evil to try to shorten the lifespan of the host. They invite sickness into the body, and cause many ailments to the body of their host. The worms also report…

the beams, he had images of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples, as well as other famous sages, carved into the stone beams. These beam carvings consist of approximately 168 figures, and depict many different themes, including Confucius visiting Laozi, Confucius’ life, and the teaching of several of his…