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What traditions do the religions of China and Korea involve?
What does Japan involve? |
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Folk Tradition
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
- Shinto |
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| What is Confucianism's central project? |
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| What is the more correct spelling of Confucius? |
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| What year was Confucius born in? |
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| How much of the world's population is affected by the teachings of Confucius? |
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| In studying Chinese literary and historical classics, what did Confucius hope to do? |
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| Apply the lessons of the ancients to the problems of his own day |
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| When confucius died, how did he consider his work he had done? |
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| Who put together the book of Confucius sayings? |
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| What book contains the sayings of Confucius? |
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| What was Chinese society like when Confucius was alive? |
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States were warring
Rulers were oppressing their subjects
Society was falling into disarray |
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| What did Confucius choose to do, instead of inventing new theories? |
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| Transmit traditional ways of old ethical principles |
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| What do Confucius and all chinese people believe in the worship of? |
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| Why is it a mistake to equate Confucianism only with the teachings of Confucius? |
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| Different followers of Confucius have given their own interpretations with their own bright innovations |
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| Who is regarded as the "second founder" of Confucianism? |
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| In what book did Mencius teach that human beings are naturally good? |
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| For the Last 2000 years (until Communist rule), what position had to learn Confucian texts in order to hold this position? |
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| Where are the main teachings of Confucianism contained? |
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| What is one meaning of the term, "Tao"? |
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| To what does the term "Chun-tzu" refer? |
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| A person with perfect moral character |
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| What does becoming a Chun-tzu depend first of all on? |
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| What is the supreme virtue of Taoism, and what is it translated into? |
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Jen
-Goodness
-Love
-Benevolence |
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| How is the notion of "shu" similar to a teaching of Jews and Christians? |
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| It gives the same message as the Golden Rule? |
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| What is the Chinese term for behaving properly? |
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| What is proper behavior largely dependent upon? |
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| What skills are involved in "Wen"? |
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Music
Poetry
Calligraphy
Archery
Charioteering
Mathematics |
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| What term means "virtue as shown through the power of example"? |
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| In the Analects, Confucius said that people guided by virtue will have a sense of what? |
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| How does Confucianism regard the self as? |
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A center of human relationships
- The self is constantly changing |
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| Where does Confucianism see learning take place? |
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| What is the center of society, which Three of the Five Constant Relationships have to do with? |
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| In Chinese society, the older one gets, the more on is ______ |
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| In Chinese society, the nation is thought of as one great ______ |
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| The Ruler is to lead by power of ______ |
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| For what 2 things does Confucianism have little regard? |
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| For Confucius, what did heaven seem to represent? |
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| What will be a lasting contribution of Confucian thought to humanity? |
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| It's insights on what it means to be human |
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| What does Taoism teach we must line in harmony with, by living in harmony with the Tao? |
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| What 2 distinct strands is Taoism made up of? |
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Philosophical Taoism- based on the classic texts
Religious/Popular Taoism- A mixture of the classic texts and practices of folk traditions |
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| What is religious/popular Taoism's have as its goal? |
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| The pursuit of immortality |
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| Until when do the origins of Taoism go back? |
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| Who are the 2 founders of Taoism? |
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| At what age does the legend of Lao Tzu say hewas born? Why? |
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82
- o denote the great wisdom the Chinese ascribe to him |
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| What animal was Lao Tzu riding when a Chinese border official asked him to write down his wisdom? |
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| What was the main text of Taoism? |
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| What are Taoism writings known for? |
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pardoxes
- Statements that seem to contradict themselves but actually contain truth |
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| What is the famous text of Chuang Tzu? |
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| What is the "The Tao" seen as, rather than a personal creator god? |
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| An unseen force that is the origiin and order of the universe |
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| Is the Tao transcendent, eternal and immanent? |
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| Characteristics of the Yin? |
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| Negative, Passive, Femanine, Dark, Weak, Earthly, Creative, Spontaneous |
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| Characteristics of the yang? |
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| Positive, active,heavenly, light, strong, masculine, orderly |
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| Taoist cosmology is based on the complementary ______ of yin and yang |
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| T or F: Men and women are made up of both yin and yang |
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| What virtues does Taoism emphasize? |
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Humility
Noncompetition
Pacifism |
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| What do Taoists call a perfectly balanced individual? |
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| What do Taoist classics say nothing of? |
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| What is the philosophy of Taoism? |
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"Wu-wei"
- Means nonaction |
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| A Person who practices wu-wei avoids the _____ tendency and embraces the ____ |
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| By using Wu-wei, what do you allow to happen? |
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| Allow the energy of Tao to accomplish the task at hand |
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| What is a good example of how sages choose not t |
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| What is a good example of how sages choose not t |
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| What is a good example of how sages choose not to compete, yet emerge victorious |
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| How do the Taoists dress? |
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| What is Taoists philosophy about nature? |
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| "Leave nature well enough alone, and nature will thrive" |
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| What religion provides the yin of East Asia and what religion provides the yang of East Asia? |
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Yin- Taoism
Yang- Confucianism |
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