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Authors: Disciples of Confucius
Date: 5th cent. B.C. (Buddhism & Jainism same time)
Plot: Filial Piety, ethics, trust, self-disciple-- how to rule
he was a philosopher & grew up in tumultuous times |
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Hindu
Author: Tagore
Date: 1940 (wrote it near death)
Lang: Bengali
National Origin: Indian Literature
Plot: - “The power that brought you through cyclical time to final beauty” → the rose is always beautiful; does the creator have a say in what is ugly or beautiful? Are they equal things? Oneness like the Isa Upanishads (“this is that”)-- ugliness & beauty are the same. Harmony-- universe operates by harmonious laws. Is beauty intentional? --he is not interested in this because he is just a poet. the beauty & organization of the rose is reflected or parallelled by the beauty of the skies or universe- the smallest little thing to the largest entity it is all one “this is that” |
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Buddhist & Daoist (but illustrates daoism with openness, emptiness, & nature)
Author: Wang Wei
Date: 701-761 AD 8th cent.
Lang: Chinese
Plot: “In the windy hiss of autumn rain, shallow water fumbles over stones. Waves dance and fall on each other: a white egret startles up, then drops.” - movement; he is a poet of silence, a painter of words. (Know the poem well enough to describe what is going on & the movement-- zooming in and out) |
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Buddhist & Daoist
Author: Wang Wei
Date: 701-761 (8th century)
Lang: Chinese
Plot: very similar to The fire-sermon (buddhist); He wants to “detach” from earth and become enlightened → BUDDHIST “When I see my body holding me here I know my heart is not enlightened.” He knows what he does not know, he knows that he is not Enlightened which gives him reprieve from his desires Abruptly I enter a gate of sweet dew where there is a medicine to cool me. |
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Part of the Mahabharata
Hindu
author: compiled by Vyasa -- we know for sure
Time: c. 1st century AD or 220 bc - 100 ad
lang: Sanskrit
Plot: episode from epic poem the Mahabharata
considered the bible of hinduism, arjuna is a warrior who is conflicted about killing his family and confronts Krishna. Krishna explains dharmic duty, selfless/detached, devotion to god, devotion to knowledge -- also, the soul lives forever
While reading the dialogue, we understand the main components or values of Hinduism |
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Hindu
author: Valmiki
Time: c. 200 b.c. - 1100 AD
lang: Sanskrit
Characters: Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Surpanakha & Ravana
Plot: very important and a big influence on indian culture, movies, and literature. Illustrates Hindu values & virtues -- Sita (model wife, purity, obedient) Rama (king, husband, and son models) |
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