CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

BUDDHISM

FOUNDER AND ORIGINS

• Founded by Siddhartha Gautama
• Started in India and spread to china

Principals/beliefs

• Not polytheistic
• Belief in recarnation
• Not a religion,a philosophy

Principals/Beliefs

• A philosophy on mans actions
• 1) Think properly
• 2)Have co-existence with the universe
• Based on the four noble truth
• Also Eightfold path

Diffusion/spread

• Spread to Southeast aisa and to East Aisa
• Then to china

Confucianism

Founders and origins

• Founded by Kung Fu-Tzu 551-479 B.C
• China during the Zhou (Chou) dynasty

Principals/beliefs

• Five relationships
• 1)parent-child
• 2)husband wife
• 3)elder sibling-younger sibling
• 4)elder friend-younger friend

Principals/beliefs

• 5)ruler-subject
• Not a religion,a ethical code
• 3 primary goals
• 1)order
• 2)harmony

Principals/beliefs

• 3)peace and happiness on earth

Diffusion/spread

• Spread to Korea and Japan
• Spread after death of Kung fu-Tzu

Taoism

Founder/origins

• Founded by Lao-Tse
• Grew from ancient chinease philosophy

Principals/beliefs

• Tao means "the way"or the path
• Taoism places great emphasis on nature
• Demonstrates how humans should live
• Emphasizes three jewels:
• Compassion,moderation,and humility

Principals/beliefs

• The Tao Te Ching is the most significant text
• The main "rule" is go with the floe and just let thing happen

Diffusion/spread

• Immediately surrounding china
• Spread into Confucianism and Buddhism