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The notion of wu wei is |
no unnecessary action. |
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Literally, Daodejing means |
way-power-classic |
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Applying the notion of yin and yang, we could say that Daoism shows a special love for |
allowing things to devolop naturally |
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The most important image to be found in the Daodejing, the image that best expresses its ideals, is |
water |
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At the end of his life, Laozi (Lao Tzu) is said to have |
left china riding on an Ox |
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Daoists aim at enjoying a long life but also accept death because |
death is part of the narural order of things |
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The Daodejing is known for its |
deliberate obscurity. |
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Dao is the origin of |
the rhythms of nature |
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"Divination" refers to |
telling the future |
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An image used by the Daodejing to express the difficulty of seeing in the Daoistic way is |
darkness |
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A hierarchical, hereditary form of Daoism is called |
Heavenly master Daoism |
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The two dots of contrasting color inside the light and dark commas of the yin/yang symbol represent |
the seed of its opposite |
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Daoism likely established monasteries and temples |
Through the influence of buddhism |
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Daoism developed a pantheon of hundreds of deities, the most important being |
The Three purities |
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Confucianism has been especially concerned about relationships |
between human beings |
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Confucius lived during what years? |
551-479 B.C.E. |
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Confucius worked almost all his life as |
a teacher |
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The Analects are |
the sayings of Confucius |
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The Mencius |
presents the teachings of a Confucian thinker |
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Confucius’s ideal society would live according to the ideals of the |
Five relationships |
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Confucius hoped to |
restore the social harmony of the past |
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The Yijing (Yi Jing, I Ching) |
is a book, valued by Confucius, that is used for divination. |
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In their view of human nature, the Confucianists |
see human beings as needing their character shaped by education |
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The personal ideal or hero of Confucianism is the |
noble person |
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The social period in which Confucius lived was |
disorderly |
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In regard to Confucianism, the Communists after the Communist Revolution |
rejected it as not being egalitarian. |
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The most fundamental relationship for Confucius seems to have been that between |
father and son |
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The virtue of filial piety means |
devotion to one’s family |
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Confucianism remains a strong value system in |
Korea |
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