Taoism

Daoism is another part of the Chinese religions. The ideas of Daoism is centered on nature and being a free spirit. The book stated that human needs were best met when individuals rejected all artificial restraints and lived spontaneously in harmony with nature (Bilhartz, 267). This idea prepared me for the article and the video. I am not surprised that the Daoist are worried about nature and the environment. Their teachings and traditions are still important even though the concepts are old.…

Yin and yang symbol in the Daoist religion is the symbol depicts that how actually the opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they join up to one another. The characteristics of Yin is given as like it is slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive and it is linked with the earth, water, the moon, feminineness, and night. Most of the prominent dualities such as light and…

Amid the warring states period, Ancient China starts to develop different schools of thought but the three ones were Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism. These three schools had different teachings and ideas that was bestowed upon its followers for them to follow, upheld and pass on to others. Although these schools had separate teachings, Confucianism was taking the most negative reactions because of how others directly disagreed with the teaching of Confucius and his followers. The two notable…

Chapter 8 examined two native Chinese religious traditions which are Daoism and Confucianism. Some of the most intriguing aspects of Confucianism that I learned was its idea of good government. Confucianism has established teachings of what good government is? As well as important ethical teachings which are learned by faith in a Tian. Each human must take in considerable effort and dedication to change themselves and the world around them. An intriguing aspect about Daoism that I learned was…

It can be concluded, based on the writing of Mary Pat Fisher, Living Religions (2014), that, Confucianism and Daoism are opposites of each other. Both religions originate from China. Confucianism founded by Konq Qiu, is structured and is described as living a life of virtue. Daoism has no clear founder although credit is given to Laozi, is more care free and seeks to be one of nature and to live life as flowing water. Daoist live their lives following the idea that natural order is above…

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu can be translated as The Book of the Immanence of the Way or The Book of the Way and of How It Manifests Itself. Lao Tzu, author of the book, can also be known as “The Master”. He has a form of government planned and wishes to everyone follows and support this plan. His main goal is simplicity and naturalness. When he thinks of a way to govern someone it comes to his mind the idea that the more rules and obligation you put to a person, the less they will do it. He just…

Confucianism is a very broad yet experienced religion even though it is not an organized religion. Its beliefs for life on Earth include such subjects as human nature, marriage, education, government, etc. Confucianism has a much different approach towards the afterlife than most religions however. Being that the religion has no record of ever believing a god of any sort, many believe that it is not a religion for that very fact. Its creator K'ung Fu- tzu (Confucius) believed in a religion in…

Professor Jiang Buddhist Philosophy 5 May 2017 In David L. McMahan’s The Making of Buddhist Modernism, McMahan explores the relatively new phenomena of Modern Buddhism. He shows that modern Buddhism is not a monolith, but a complex spectrum of different beliefs. McMahan unpacks modernism to help the reader understand what modernism is and how it works. He describes modernism as a force of change and how this force interacts with Buddhism. He compares the traditional beliefs against modern…

Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China, 771 to 476 BC. His name at birth was Sun Wu, known outside of his family by the name Changqing, later he became known as Sun tzu (Sun Zi to some). He is credited for writing “The Art of War”, an extremely influential Chinese novel on military strategy. Sun Wu has had a significant impact on Asian, especially Chinese, history and culture, both the an author but also…

Tian-tai Buddhism and Hua-yan Buddhism are debatably two of the most philosophically powerful schools of thought in Chinese Buddhism. The Tian-tai school was founded by Zhi-yi (Chih-i) in 538-597 A.D. The founder of the Hua-yan school was a Chinese monk named Du-shun in 557-640 A.D. However, people who study Hua-yan Buddhism typically give credit to Fa-zang in 643-712 A.D. This is because he more thoroughly developed the philosophy. Tian-tai Buddhism and Hua-yan Buddhism have similar basic…