Taoism

Worshipped for being the patron and protector of seafarers, Mazu is a Chinese sea goddess who is popular in the religions of Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. Before her deification, she was a young woman called Lin Mo Niang, a real historical figure dating from 960 A.D to 988 A.D. In addition, Mazu has also made many appearances in Chinese legends and myths. Many people, of whom a large amount are fishermen, in coastal areas situated in south-eastern China and Taiwan islands, are known to worship…

painting holding the themes of famous portraits, scenes from China 's history. Furthermore, artists would paint on objects such as clay, giving incredible detail to the piece. Most artwork in this Dynasty was influenced by cultural beliefs such as Taoism. Philosophical Systems in Chinese Painting A way to distinguish Chinese painting from other forms of painting is…

There are several analogous links between transcendentalism and Taoism. Taoism is the origin of the world that is the essential philosophy of ancient China. Tao is the essence of all existence and the original creativity in nature, which is an abstract concept. It creates everything. Transcendentalism believes that nature…

Alexa Sands Mr. Romano Hon. World History Pds. 3-4 11/13/15 Controlling China with a Communist Government Today, China is one of the largest and most populated countries and makes up one-sixth of the world’s population. You would think such a big country, with that many people, would be in constant turmoil and confusion, but China has proved to be the exact opposite. One of the main reasons for China’s peacefulness today is its communist government, but China wasn’t always as peaceful as it…

Due to encouragement from the Mongolian rulers, the religious culture of the Yuan Dynasty received an all-round development. The Mongolians' own religion, Buddhism as well as the traditional Chinese religion of Taoism simultaneously acquired their positions in the Yuan society. There were two original religions that belonged to the Mongolian Minority, respectively called Shamanism and Totemism. The followers of Shamanism believed in the existence of Jinn. Early in the period of the Mongolian…

Whilst The Hobbit offers a Western interpretation of good and evil, Le Guin’s The Wizard of Earthsea propose an alternative perspective of what good and evil entail. These two worlds differ in many different ways. For example, the landscape of the Hobbit tends to resemble that of Europe and all the characters tend to be described with European colouring. Whereas Earthsea is a mixture of islands that house “isolated communities”, the cultures and people of each islands ranging from “pale haired…

The important thing about china is that it was ruled by dynasties. Another thing was that China’s first dynasty was the Qin dynasty. China ruled with the feudal system in its early years. Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, were the main three religions in china. China’s main enemies were the mongols. But the most important thing about china is that they were ruled by dynasties. The important thing about reformation is that it started in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the…

client’s thought and reasoning . However, MCO does not use the client’s cultural background as the cognitive framework of the therapy. In contrast, TCT removes the logical reasoning framework in CBT, and adopts Taoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy, as the cognitive framework in the therapy. Taoism is no longer just a window to glance inside the client’s mind, but it is the TCT’s solution to…

The legacy of Star Wars still exists today partly because it was constructed by so many different philosophies and religions. The trilogy includes aspects of Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and even Christianity. Sometimes it is hard to find, but the teachings of Christ and the truth of the gospel are paralleled several times in the films in the morality of the Jedi and Luke Skywalker. With that, while the Force and Holy Spirit are alike, the Force is not the only small aspect of God in the films. Caleb…

Theses: How did Daoism/Taoism influence Song Dynasty landscape painters in their rendering of negative space? In the following pages, I hope to give enough historical context to understand the practices and beliefs that surround and form a basis for landscape painting in 11th century, Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, China. Then I hope to observe Famous art historical pieces in order to illustrate my main points of interest, religious and philosophical influence and the meaning of this…