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World Religions
Taoism/Confucianism and Alternative Paths
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/11/2015

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Li
Definition
Appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette
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Laozi (Lao Tzu)
Definition
The legendary founder of Taoism
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Ren (Jen)
Definition
Empathy, consideration for others, humaneness, a Confucian virtue
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Yang
Definition
The active aspect of reality that expresses itself in speech, light and heat
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Yi Jing (I Ching)
Definition
An ancient Confucian book of divination, one of the Five Classics, still in use today
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Mohists
Definition
A Chinese school of philosophy that taught universal love
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Xiao (Hsiao)
Definition
Family devotion, filial piety, a Confucian virtue
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Tao Te Ching
Definition
The Classic scripture of Taoism
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Yin
Definition
The receptive aspect of the universe that expresses itself in silence, darkness, coolness and rest
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Wu Wei
Definition
"No action", "No strain"
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Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)
Definition
Author of the Zhuangzi
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Wen
Definition
Cultural refinement, a Confucian virtue
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Qi (chi)
Definition
The life force
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Shu
Definition
Reciprocity, a Confucian virtue
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Four Books
Definition
The major Confucian books
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Analects
Definition
The book of saying of Confucius
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Legalists
Definition
The scrictest of the Chinese philosophical schools, which advocated strong laws and punishments
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Five Classics
Definition
The Classical literature of the time preceding Confucius, including poetry, history and divination
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Tao
Definition
The mysterious orgin of the universe which is present and visible in everything
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Junzi (Chun-Tzu)
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"Noble Person"; the refined human ideal of Confucianism
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Santeria
Definition
"Saint-thing" or "Saint-way"
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Ocha
Definition
In Santeria, any diety
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Druid
Definition
"Oak-tree wisdom", a follower of the modern recreation of Druidism
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Thetan
Definition
In Scientology, the human soul
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Rastafarianism
Definition
A religion that began in Jamaica in the 1920's to emphasize African pride
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Ioa
Definition
A diety in Voodoo, also spelled Iwa
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Scientology
Definition
"Knowledge-Study" (Latin and Greek); a modern religion that promotes a process of focusing thought and clarifying life goals
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Orisha
Definition
A general name for a diety in the Yoruba tradition religions
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Pre-Clear
Definition
In Scientology, a person who is not yet spiritually liberated and who is just beginning to undergo the auditing process
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E-Meter
Definition
In Scientology, an electric machine that reads galvanic skin response
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Bard
Definition
A first-level initiate in Druidism
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Wicca
Definition
A Contemporary-Pagan movement that emphasizes feminine expressions of the divine
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Operating Thetan
Definition
In Scientology, a fully liberated person, also referred to as OT
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Clear
Definition
In Scientology, the state of mental liberation
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Theosophy
Definition
"Divine Wisdom" (Greek)
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Oshu'n
Definition
A female diety in Santeria who is associated with love, fertility, and marriage
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Anthroposophy
Definition
"Human Wisdom" (Greek)
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Samhain
Definition
"Summers-end"; in Wicca, the end of the old year and the beginning of the new (October 31st)
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Falun Gong
Definition
"Law-Wheel" (Chinese); a modern Chinese religion that uses meditation and physical exercises
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Shango' (Chango')
Definition
In Santeria, a popular god associated with lightning, thunder and powerful storms
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Bridge
Definition
In Scientology, a diagram of the stages toward personal liberation
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Qigong
Definition
"Energy Force" (Chinese); a type of martial art that is thought to increase health and strength
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Falun
Definition
"Law-Wheel" (Chinese); an invisible spiritual wheel
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Esbat
Definition
In Wicca, the time of the full moon
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Baha'i
Definition
A modern monotheistic religion that grew out of Islam that emphasizes unity and equality of individuals, cultures and religions, a follower of the Baha'i religion
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Bab
Definition
"Door", "Gate"; a prophet who was the forerunner of the Bahau'llah, the founder of Baha'i
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Ovate
Definition
A second-level initiate in Druidism
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Cao Dai
Definition
"High Palace"
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Engram
Definition
In Scientology, an experience of earlier suffering - that keeps a person from relating healthily to the present
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Voodoo (Vooudun)
Definition
A religion that blends elements from French Catholicism and African religions
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