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Chinese Philosophies

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHINA

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SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA

ANCIENT RULER OF CHINA
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HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM BELIEVE IN RIENCARNATED

RELIGION

ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS
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TAOISM

  • Founded in 550 BCE.
  • Founder:Lao Tze
  • Spiritual leader:Sage
  • Theism:Pantheism
  • In accordance with the Tao
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TAOISM CONTINUES

  • Symbol:Yin Yang
  • Sacred texts:Tao Te Ching,Chuang-Tze
  • House of worship:Temple
  • Ultimate reality:The Tao
  • Purpose of life:Inner Harmony and peace;longevity
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ORIGINS OF TAOISM

GREW FROM ANCIENT CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES THAT WERE MERGED INTO ONE BASIC TEACHING

BUDDHISM

  • Date founded:520 BCE
  • Place founded:northeastern India
  • Main locations:China,Japan,Korea,Southeast Asia
  • Size rank:fourth largest religion in the world
  • Ultimate reality:none.nothing permanent.

BUDDHISM CONTINUES

  • Meaning of the name(Buddhism):system taught by Buddha.
  • Adherents: 360 million {1}
  • Major divisions: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
  • Place of ritual: Temple, meditation hall.
  • Human nature: There is no self or soul. Human existence is nothing more than a combination of five impermanent components (khandas).

ORIGINS OF BUDDHISM

BEGAN IN INDIA AND INCORPORATED MUCH OF HINDUISM ITS PRACTICE.
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CONFUCIANISM

  • Date founded: 6th-5th cent. BC
  • Place founded: China
  • Founder: Kung Fu-Tzu (Confucius) (551-479 BC)I
  • Adherents: 5-6 million
  • Confucius, the common name of Confucianism's founder, is a Latinized form of the Chinese K'ung-fu-tzu, "Master K'ung."
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CONFUCIANISM CONTINUES

  • The four books:Lun yu (analects)of Confucius.
  • Shu Ching(classic of history)collection of documents and speeches.
  • The terms "Confucianism" and "Confucian," derived from the Latinized Confucius, are not meaningful terms in Chinese. They are western terms, coined in Europe as recently as the 18th century.
  • Confucius, the common name of Confucianism's founder, is a Latinized form of the Chinese K'ung-fu-tzu, "Master K'ung."
  • Shih Ching (Classic of Odes) - collection of 300 poems and songs from the early Chou Dynasty (1027-402 BC)

ORIGINS OF CONFUCIANISM

CHINA DURING THE ZHOU (CHOU)DYNASTY.AFTER THE END OF FEUDALISM CRIME WAS RAMPANT AND CONFUCIUS SPOKE OF RETURNINGMTO THE MORAL STANDARDS OFT THE ANCIENTS.
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