THE EPIC RELIGIONS OF CHINA

CONFUCIANISM

• This is an ethical and philosophical system
• Confucius founded the religion
• This religion is about ethics
• There are five different books for Confucianism
• 1. The Wu jhang, Shu Ching, the one Ching ...

CONFUCIANISM CONTINUED...

• ...the Chu'n ch'iu, and the li Ching

Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion that is nontheistic and founded by Siddhartha Gautama. It is said that Buddha stands for "the awakened one"...

Believers of Buddhism are often called Buddhist. People who learn Buddhism try to reach the state of nirvana; the state of enlightenment.

Aristocracy
Aristocrats were people who hired people to do things such as be in the military. These people were picked by the civil service examination...

The civil service examination or C.S.E based their efforts on Confucius

Meritocracy
Meritocracy is considered strength in individuals, the Song people brought the idea...

Meritocracy continued...
The teaching of meritocracy is a blend of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. This was other-wise know as Neo Confucianism

The Civil Service System
The C.S.S was established to determine the states best bureaucracy. Emperor Wu Han established this system.

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