CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

BUDDHISM

FOUNDER

• Siddhartha  Gautama

BELIEFS

• the  cause  of  all  suffering  is  desire
• To end suffering is to end desire
• No deities

BASED ON

• Four  Noble  Truths
• Eightfold  Path

BEGAN IN

• India

SPREAD TO

• Southeast Asia
• East Asia
• (During Gupta empire

CONFUCIANISM

FOUNDER

• Kung Fu-Tzu
• (Confucius)

BELIFES

• Not a religion
• Ethical code

FIVE REALATIONSHIPS

• Parent-child
• Husband-wife
• Elder sibling-younger sibling
• Elder friend-younger friend
• Ruler-subject

GOALS

• Order
• Harmony
• Peace
• Happiness

TAOISM

FOUNDER

• Lao-Tse

ORGINS

• China
• Kind of a mix of different philosophies

PRINCINLES

• Tao (Dao) means the way
• Yin and yang
• Ideals of harmony
• Three jewels
• Compassion

PRINCIBLES

• Moderation
• Humility

DIFUSION

• Spread to
• Areas immediately around china
• Incorporated into other religions