Laozi

this word; Dao means Way, de means power, virtue, and jing means classic, so the entire word means “The classic of the way and its power.” The Dao is one of the themes the first book focuses on and it hits this with the first chapter. In this chapter Laozi says, “Always eliminate…

One of the most extreme contemporary examples of syncretism is Caodaism. Caodaism was formed in Vietnam in 1926 (Fisher, 2014, p. 471). Various people believed that certain religious leaders such as Buddha, Confucius, Laozi, Moses, Yi King and Jesus had all been inspired by God to start a religion in their home countries (Fisher, 2014, p. 471). However, Dadaists, practiced a syncretistic religion which was formed from several world religions. These faiths included Christianity, Judaism,…

(Legalism) Han Fei would say: “The once great Oz is in trouble and cannot continue to go on the path they are on. What Oz is in need of is a strict ruler, that will set punishments and rewards in place for the people. The people of Oz have been left to their own devices and have shown that they are all inherently selfish and cannot take care of themselves. Their rule must not trust anyone around them, for if they do they shall become weak and a non worthy leader. The leader m The punishments…

Religion in the Tang Dynasty During the Tang Dynasty in China, several religious and philosophical ideas heavily influenced the government and how it was run. More specifically, there were three major religions that affected country politics: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Each of these three religions had conflicting ideals that were reflected in class distinctions. Buddhism was the religion of the rural folk and it focused on how the good and bad deeds in one’s life affected their…

LaoZi emphasizes the importance to act in accordance with the characteristics of water since virtues according to LaoZi are presented through water. Great personalities should consist of the characteristics of water, which are kindness, humility, and flexibility. If everyone in the society acts of kindness and…

They tended to talk about ideas of how people should be in this current world. For example, Laozi talks about how we should not amass wealth and worry about money, because he thinks it corrupts you (Doc 1). In document three, the Buddha also discusses how spirituality relates to this world. His sermon discusses that people should use “Right Speech…

In the story Persepolis, it is about the life of the author, Marjane Satrapi. She was born in Iran during the revolution period where everything changing. Death are happening everyday around her, freedom was taken away, and the huge difference was the gender separation, where girls and boys are separate from school and told not to have any sexual relationship before marriage. Girls were forced to put on veil and were told not to have any sexual relationship with men. In the book Majrane drew a…

made the government better because they had to put more respect or they had punishments. You first practice what you preach and then preaches what you practices. The second philosophie is Daoism. It started in 500 B.C.E. The founder was a man named Laozi. Stories…

million Followers or over 7% of the World’s Population. Last is Taoism. Taoism can be also called Daoism if you did not know. Taoism is a Chinese culture that wants you to live in harmony. Taoism symbol is yin and yang. Taoism was also written by Laozi. How are all the religions different. First how all of them are different is They all have different symbols because their different symbols mean different…

Confucianism and Daoism are very important to the Chinese culture. The creator of Confucianism was Confucius and Daoism legendary advocator was Laozi. These philosophes created moral and honorable virtues for Chinese individuals to follow. The goal of Confucianism was to restore social harmony in China. The goal of Daoism was respecting nature and individualism. These philosophes were different in that Confucianism roams within society and Daoism wonders beyond. The principle message of…