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| Atman and Brahman are the same, just different manifestations (Shankara)-Advaita Vedanta |
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| The Upanishads (Sanskrit Word) |
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| Shruti- Sitting Near (short teachings from a master to a disciple) |
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| The Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit Word) |
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| Smriti- Krishna's counsel to Arjuna during battle |
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| texts concerning brahman in which vedic sacrifice is described |
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| creation myth (gods offer giant as a sacrifice, body parts become universe) |
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Castes
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriya (warriors)
Vaishya (commoners)
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Waking Life
Dreaming Life
Dreamless Sleep
Atman in Pure State |
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| There is only one thing upon which everything else depends |
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| Body, Vital Covering (life force, organs), Mental Covering, Intellect, Bliss |
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Tamas: veiling/obscuring
Rajas: activity (can lead to agression)
Sattva: revealing, truthful, humble |
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Householder
Forest Dweller
Renunciate |
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| Combination of Bhaki, Karma and Jnana |
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Mahabarata-- Kaurava clan
blind king, bad, ignorance has many sons |
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| Mahabarata-- Kaurava clan, started battle, son of Dhrita Rashtra |
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| Mahabarata-- fair skinned, holy man's curse, Pandava clan |
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| Mahabarata-- Arjuna's grandfather, sides with Duryodhana, example of dharma |
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| Implications of Krishna Being Able to Transform at Any Time |
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Huang Di (Yellow Emperor)-invented government, wife invented silk, minister invented writing
Yao- gives kingdom to Shun because Shun is worthy
Shun and Yu- one invented agriculture, the other invented canals and irrigation |
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| Ancestor worship, oracle bones |
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| King Wu (Martial King), King Chen (Perfected King), King Wen (Cultured King), Duke of Zhou |
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| Confucius's time, warring states period |
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| Confucius' Four Major Relationships |
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Father-Son
Husband-Wife
Lord-Minister
Friend-Friend |
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Confucius' Perfect Gentleman
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-eagerness/ability to learn
-ritual propriety
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Robber Zhi
follow pleasure |
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| Dies violently (Virtuous gentlemen come to bad ends) |
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| against rites, system of rewards & punishment, impartiality |
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Village-District-State-Empire-Heaven
Leaders should take example from level above |
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| not a fatalist: precedence, evidence, application |
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| filial piety, cornerstone of confucian morality |
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| universal love, impartiality (Mozi) |
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| all humans are capable of virtue, gentleman has to direct everyone else |
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| Mencius' Arguments Against Yang Zhu |
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| Mencius' Arguments Against Mozi |
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| So selfless as to be inhuman, not psychologically possible--> force won't work, can harm (ie, pulling on plants) |
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Heart of Compassion--> Benevolence
Heart of Disdain--> Righteousness
Heart of Reverence--> Propriety
Heart of Approval/Disapproval--> wisdom |
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| Mencius's Internal vs. External |
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Feelings-Internal
Actions-External |
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| connection between mind and body |
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