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Asian Religion-Taoism and Confucianism
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2009
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Ren
 Definition
ultimate virtue, goodness, benevolence
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chuntze
 Definition
person who embodies Ren
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li
 Definition
"propriety" proper behavior
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wen
 Definition
"arts of peace" literature, poetry, music, free arts, knolwedge
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kami
 Definition
spirits/demi gods
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Amaterasu
 Definition
sun goddess
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Meiji Restoration
 Definition

emphasized connection to empreror

Shinto rituals mandatory
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miko
 Definition
women who work at shrine
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Hirohito
 Definition
emperor during WWII
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Jizo, Kannon
 Definition
Bodhishatvas
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Mizuko Kuyo
 Definition
water baby ritual
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Tao Te Ching
 Definition
Lao Tze philisophical book
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ch'i
 Definition
energy
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yin/yang
 Definition

dark/light opposites rely on each other

gets rid of dualisms
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tao shi
 Definition

shamans

female talk to dead spirits

males talk to dieties
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wu wei

 

 Definition

acting without acting

 

effective action is one that's not forced or fake
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