Comparing Daoism and Confucianism

Two of the popular Chinese religion that we have no yet talked about in our curriculum of this course are Confucianism and Daoism. Using Smart's six dimension of religion to analysis Confucianism I was able to find most of the dimension were present in some form. For the mythological dimension in Confucianism the Analects, which are teachings that came from Kong Fuzi but were complied together by Kong Fuzi disciples after his death fit this dimension. One of the very important teaching from the Analects

Confucianism and Daoism (also called Taoism) are two of the main “religions” in China. Each represents a different “way” to live life in balance and harmony. Confucianism focuses on the community, looking at political philosophies to ensure social harmony. Daoism focuses on the health of the body and harmony with the natural environment. Modern Chinese scholars trace the origin of these two philosophies to the ancient belief of the the Yi-Jing; the two opposing forces that control the Universe. The

Three of the major religious philosophies in Classical China were Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism. Daoism was a religious philosophy that the upper class favored to strengthen their traditional Chinese beliefs, especially those relating to nature. Daoism told people to have harmony with nature by living frugally and with humility. On the other hand, Confucianism was centered around ethics. Confucianism’s main teachings were to treat others based on both of your positions in society and it did

1. Laozi gathered eighty-one short texts and placed them into two books. Book one contains thirty-seven and Book two consist of thirty-eight. Each passage falls into one or more themes. These themes are; the Way, Non-desiring, Knowledge, Value, Non-action, Nothingness, and Nature. In the thirty-seven chapters each one describes a different aspect of The Daodejing. In chapter eighteen, the Way is used to describe the text because it says “When the great Way is abandoned, there are benevolence and

traditions and beliefs are different than in the west. The four major religious traditions in the East are all older than western religions. Each religious tradition can be examined for common concepts and differences. Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism have several common concepts and several differences in: their worldviews, their views on the nature of reality as a whole, the nature of persons, the perspectives on the “human dilemma,” human spiritual goals, the significance of moral values

Confucianism stands hand in hand with Daoism, as one of the two great philosophical religions of China, but is considered one of the Three Teachings; Daoism and Buddhism are the other two. Derived from the Chinese teachings of the philosopher Confucius, Confucianism focuses more on ethical living and moral conduct; emphasizing earthly and not heavenly. Even though it is referred to as a religion, Confucianism is often considered to be an ethical system. There are four common aspects when compared

can look at their organization, academic achievements, and economic styles. In terms of organization, there were many similarities. Both were agriculturally based. In both societies, the leader held divine status. However, differences arise when comparing their academics. Both societies developed mostly equal science and elaborate art. However, Mesopotamia developed a more complex writing system and Egypt

Question 2 Analyze the night Watches of the Buddha, and explain how the content was developed in the Mahayana Sutras. Mahayana Buddhism is originated in the first century C.E. and focuses on "new concern for liberation through the assistance of a bodhisattva" (Voorst ). Also, Mahayana Buddhism "requires a body of scripture, and so began the Mahayana Canon" (Voorst ). Mahayana Sutras is one of section of the Mahayana Canon, which focuses on "the denial of the reality of existence and nonexistence"

The two Chinese philosophies of Legalism and Confucianism could not be more opposite. Even though two of the writers of Legalism were students of Xinzu, a philosopher of Confucianism, there are more of differences than similarities between the two. Because of this, legalism, which preceded the concept of Confucianism, had a lot of reasons why Confucianism was considered wrong. While towards the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Confucian beliefs started to revamp and become more widely accepted and thus they

is kneaded out of the same dough, but not baked in the same oven? and could easily be used to describe three religions of this world. The third, fourth, and eighth largest religions when ranked by membership numbers are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism and their individual beliefs are different which will be explored; however, these same three religions rank one, two, and three in the nontheistic religions that do not focus on belief in gods?the one area that all three are the same. Hinduism