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Comparing Confucianism And Daoism

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From Mandarin, the “Dao” translates to the path or way of life. The Dao also encompasses the balance of the universe and the natural flow of the world. These two seemingly contradictory definitions show how unique the Dao is and how many different forms and “definitions” it can really have. While the general consensus is that the Dao is a balance or natural way of life, the real confusion begins when you begin to delve into how to achieve, maintain, or appeal to the Dao. The two main schools of thought on this are Confucianism and Daoism. While both of these philosophies have a very similar belief of what the Dao really is, their concepts are simultaneously contradictory. This is mainly due to the fact that the manner in which to maintain the …show more content…

The focus of Confucianism tends to be on hard working filial piety while Daoism has a sort of easy-going natural mysticism about it, but how can these opposing viewpoints both lead towards the same peace that is the Dao? While these two philosophies share a similar view of what the Dao is, their concepts of it vary and contradict each other. In Confucianism, the Dao is maintained through the interactions between people and their relationships. There are five different relationships that are important to Confucianism’s idea of maintaining the Dao: ruler to subject, husband to wife, father to son, elder brother to younger brother, and friendship. Four of the five relationships are extremely hierarchical. These hierarchal relationships are a main difference between the concepts of Confucian Dao and the Daoist concept of the Dao. Through the careful maintenance of these relationships and the honoring of whoever is higher in the hierarchy, Dao is achieved and maintained. Another unique part of the Confucian concept of the Dao is it basically makes the females irrelevant. While there are stipulations placed on them by Confucian ideals, a

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Throughout The Haunted Monestary, it becomes apparent that the religions of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism have unique religious lifestyles. The first, clear glimpse of distinction between Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism is portrayed after Judge Dee notices the strange scene of the one-armed naked woman and the aggressive man wearing an iron-helmet. Shortly after Judge Dee witnesses the peculiar scene, he shares his experience with his assistant, Tao Gan, in which his perspective of Daosim and Buddhism is revealed. Judge Dee describes Daoism as a “weird creed” with a useless amount of “mystery plays and pompous religious ceremony.” Then, he praises Confucianism for its “wise and crystal-clear teachings” of Master Confucius.

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Daoism is focused on the Dao or 'the way'.

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Introduction Daoism and Buddhism are two different religions that guide people how to live a good life. They also teach the important values of life to people. They have similar beliefs as both of them believe in the life after death and cycle of life never end. However, Daoism and Buddhism have different views and beliefs about the life after death. In Buddhism, it aims to obtain the enlightenment and releases from the cycle of rebirth and death.

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Confucianism enforced harmony, between people while legalism enforced strict following of rules. For confucianism was built on the belief that harmony results when people in society accepted their place in their lives. However, Legalism was built on the fact that all humans are more inclined to do the wrong thing instead of the right thing due to the motivation of self-interest. Confucianism is described through the five key relationships: father to son, elder brother to younger brother, husband to wife, elder friend to younger friend, and ruler to subject. But legalism was described

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Similarities and Differences between Confucianism and Daoism Doaism and Confucianism are the top two ancient styles of living in China, where they both originated in 550 B.C.E (before common era). I believe that Daoism and Confucianism are both the top religions/styles of living in Ancient China, while they have some similarities they are much more different than they are similar. Both are not only ways of living but, they are a way of life. Confucianism is the belief in setting good examples for other people to follow. They are based off of the five key relationships of the ancient chinese society.

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