Following the fall of the Han dynasty came the decline of practicers of the Confucian philosophy because of the downfall of the elite class and a centralized government. Buddhism, a religion with it’s roots from north India, has found its presence in China during the time when trade, along the silk roads, was crucial in all parts of Eurasia. Although the spread of Buddhism in China was greeted with devotion from new converts who supported the religion by spreading it and combining their cultures with the religion, it also was rejected by the ruling elite who opposed the spread of the religion that impacted China for the next following centuries.
Confucianism is the philosophy that would be the most stable comparing to Legalism and Daoism. First of all, the goal of Confucianism was to have a society that was peaceful and just. This means that Confucius wasn't a violent man. It shows that he wanted peace. His purpose wasn't to rule everything around him; it was the complete opposite.
Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are all religious systems held at a high value in East Asian culture and their practices tend to be blended together. All of these religions also highly value our earth as living beings, the only difference is that Daoism and Confucianism sees them as deities and Buddhism does not worship the elements of the earth (Fisher p.189,192). Daoism also values great mental and physical discipline like the Buddhist religion; thus they have similar practices to the Buddhist ones that practice Zen. Through meditation they are able to maintain a mental and physical state of health and find some inner peace. Daoism also practices detachment from people and objects so that they can have a clear, realistic mindset.
Both had a major founder of their respective religions: Daoism had Laozi and Confucianism had Confucius. These founders of the two respective religions both had great minds hence the similarities between the religions is somewhat uncanny to me. Both had a master plan to try to better society: particularly the Daodejing in Daoism, but also the Zhuangzi. In Confucianism, you had the Five Great Relationships, The Confucian Virtues, and The Four Books of Confucianism. Both religions believe in a sort of "refining" process of a human being.
The Tao is not a thing and it is not seen like a God because it is not worshipped, it is more of a system of guidance. It is best described as “developing oneself so as to live in complete conformity with the teaching of the Tao.” Daoism is a religion of opposites and unity. It is where yin and yang started and the principal of it is it sees the world as filled with complementary forces. Daoism practices include meditation, which is concentration or mindfulness or visualization.
China Reading Response 2. Can Confucianism or Taoism survive in the modern world? Taoism and Confucianism were foundations for Chinese life and culture. They were powerful ideologies that helped shape and define the country.
Confucianism, Daoism (or Taoism), and Legalism, were three major religions in ancient China. Confucianism was based on the thought that all men had a Dao or a way and that it was their own duty to follow their Dao. It was also based on the thought of humanity and that government positions should be open to not only nobles, but to men of equal qualities. Confucianism was more of a philosophy than a religion, as was Daoism (or Taoism). Although the two had this in common, Daoism was mostly the opposite of Confucianism.
This affected the social life of the Chinese a lot. Religion was a big part of your social life no matter where you went in the ancient world. It was the center of your world. In this source Laozi is talking about the social life of people.
An important concept of Daoism or Taoism is the concept of “Wu Wei.” Wu Wei is translated into English as meaning the action of non- action. Wu Wei means natural action, or an action that does not involve struggle or excessive effort. Wu Wei is the refinement of a state of mind in which our actions are effortless in arrangement with the flow of life. This go with anything mentality, although it can be quite useful, is characterized by great ease where we naturally act perfectly.
In "Chinese Religion" by Laurence G. Thompson, it covers traditional Chinese religion from the family level of religion, the community level religion, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The book starts with explaining traditional Chinese religion, dealing with the types of ceremonies and the way the family unit worships the divine world around them like the small gods of the home, the gods of the earth, and the sky. It also talks about ancestors' worship and how they put a lot of devotion to ancestry worship because that's really important in the Chinese philosophy and in the Chinese religion. Then it takes it up a level to the community religion. The religion of farming and fishing and overall weather patterns and the way the Chinese use
Compare and contrast the roles of Confucianism and Buddhism in both China and Korea until roughly the 7th century Introduction East Asia is the largest emerging economy of the world at present, and this phenomenon can be traced back to its cultural, demographic, political and social traditions and identities. Yang and Tamney (2011) said religion was an integral part of cultural which played an extremely great role in enriching people’s spiritual life, guiding people to do good (p.132), and strengthening the state authority and legitimating their rule by instilling people with the politics-oriented beliefs from the perspective of the ruling class. Confucianism and Buddhism played a dominant role in the feudal society in both China and Korea and they exerted far-reaching impacts on both countries until today. As religion, both Confucianism and Buddhism served similar purposes in maintaining the social orderliness and stability, despite the differences between them in the religions beliefs and their impacts. In this paper, the roles of two mainstream religions, Confucianism (including Neo-Confucianism) and Buddhism in China and Korea until roughly the 7th century are compared and contrasted in various aspects.
Before, I teach you about the three Chinese philosophies, I want to tell you what they are! Confucianism is about, the golden rule! Daoism, wants to get a message across that everything is opposite! Legalism is, oh you did this; well you get a punishment! That is want the three Chinese philosophies are about!
Term Paper: Daoism Daoism, also known as Taoism, is originally a Chinese religious tradition that is centralized in living in harmony with the Tao, meaning “way”, “path”, or “principle”. Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. In Taoism, the Tao indicates something that is both the source of, and the force behind, everything that exists. Taoism is practiced to be essentially a nontheistic religion, although some divisional communities worship the founder of the doctrine, Laozi. Daoism, along with Confucianism, branches out of an ancient religion from China that took shape no longer than 1500 B.C.E. (Brood).
Taoism Taoism is an indigenous chinese religion and a philosophy which has roots from ancient shamanism. It has lived through centuries in China as a religion aside Confucianism and Buddhism and as a philosophy aside Confucianism. As a philosophy it is mainly the opposite of Confucianism, because Confucianism praised laws and order but Taoism is more about people having minimal restrictions in order to live happily. The Taoist religion was created from the Taoist philosophy and as a philosophy and religion it has had a huge influence in China and in eastern Asia. Although, as a religion it would outline all the seven dimensions it is debatable if it is more of a philosophy.
Religion in Classical China Since human’s earliest years, we have relied on religion to guide us in countless situations; it influences almost everything we do. During the Classical Period in China, religion played large roles in many significant decisions. The three most prominently displayed religions at the time were Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Though their unique teachings separated them from each other, each had equal impacts in the shaping of early Chinese civilization and culture.
