CHINESE PHILOSOPHIES

TAOISM

ORIGINS AND FOUNDERS

• Lao-Tse founded it
• Taoism means "The Path" or "The Way"
• Made from Chinese philosophies that were merged into one teaching

PRINCIPALS

• The teaching of this religion is based on achieving balance and harmony
• The symbol most used with Taoism is The yin/yang
• Three jewels: compassion, moderation, humility.
• Strong belief in nature for it balances harmony and peace

DIFFUSION

• Spread quickly into the land surrounding China
• Since then it has been incorporated into one teaching for Buddhism and Shintoism
• Primarily stayed in China

BUDDHISM

ORIGIN AND FOUNDER

• Originated in India and used Hinduism in its practice
• Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism, his nickname was Buddha
• Buddha made the Buddhist believe suffering was cause by desire

PRINCIPALS

• Desire is the cause of suffering
• The core of Buddhism is based on the Four Nobles and the Eightfold Path
• Buddha thinks that deities are real but cannot help you in any way
• Buddhism believes in reincarnation into another life

DIFFUSION

• Spread to South-East and East Asia
• Spread really fast during Murrya Empire under Ashoka
• Always looking to convert people

CONFUCIANISM

FOUNDER AND ORIGINS

• Started in China during the Zhou dynasty
• Founder is Kung Fu-Tzu
• Trying to return the moral character to people

PRINCIPALS

• Trying to restore the Moral Standards of the Aincients
• Not a religion but rather an Ethical code
• Believes in the 5 relationships
• Wishes to fulfill harmony and peace on earth

DIFFUSION

• Spread by Confucious' followers as they were placed in government
• Spread around the Area of China
• Didn't thrive to spread this religion

CREDITS

THANKS!

• Used The Hyku Search
• Got pictures from Wiki.com
• Also used google for searching
• Got pictures from nationalgeographic.com
• And got all my Facts from study guide and notes