Week 5 Easten Religion Elements

Associate Level Material
Appendix G

` Eastern Religion Elements Matrix

| |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism |
|Countries of origin |India |India |China |China |
|Historical figures and |Figures-Paramahansa Yogonanda, |BUDDHA, ASOKA, MILAREPA, DOGEN, NICHIREN,|CONFUCIUS, MENG TZU, XNZI |LAOZI, ZHUANGZI, |
|events |Ramakrishna, |DALAI LAMA, SARVODAYA MOVEMENT. | | |
| |EVENTS-BRAHMO SAMAJ, ARYA SAMAJ, SWDHYAYA| | | |
| |MOVEMENTS | | | |
|CENTRAL BELIEFS |KARMA, MOKSHA, RAJA, YOGA |FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS, AND THE EIGHTFOLD |WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS, INDIVIDUAL |YIN-FEMALE-YANG-MALE, NATURAL WORKING OF |
| | |PATH. |MEDIATION, SELF-DISCIPLINE |THE UNIVERSE. DAO |
|NATURE OF GOD |HENOTHEISTIC-RECOGNIZES A SINGLE DEITY |NO ABSOLUTE DEITY, CONCENTRATE ON THEIR |DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A DEITY, RECOGNIZES A |NO PERSONAL GOD, BUT A FORCE EXISTS |
| |AND SEES OTHER GODS AS PART OF THE |OWN SPIRITUAL PATH. NO BEGINNING AND NO |SYNCHRONIZATION WITH TIEN.