CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

BUDDHISM

SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA

• An Indian priest
• Found the cause of suffering
• It was desire
• Encountered the misery and suffering
• known as the Buddha

PRINCIPLES

• Desire is the cause of suffering
• The concept of reincarnation
• Does not hold to a belief in a deity
• The four noble truths
• Spread to south east and south west Asia

DIFFUSION

• Spread from Southeast Asia to east Asia
• During Maurya's empire

ORIGINS

TAOISM

FOUNDER AND ORIGINS

• Lao-Tse
• Grew from ancient Chinese philosophies
• Merged into one basic teaching
• Grew from a reaction to the spread of Confucianism

DIFFUSION

PRINCIPLES

• Emphasis on nature
• Focuses on achieving balance
• Yin/yang
• Compassion, moderation, and humility
• Three jewels

CONFUCIANISM

FOUNDER AND ORIGINS

• Confucius (Kung fu tzu)
• China during the Zhou dynasty
• After end of feudalism crime was huge
• Confucius spoke of returning to standards

DIFFUSION

PRINCIPLE

• Ethical code dealing with moral character
• Goals are happiness on earth
• Seen in the five relation ships
• Parent, husband, elder sibling, elder freind, ruler
• Said to not be a religion