East Asian religions‚ also known as Taoist religions‚ refer to the religions and philosophies that are dominant in the Chinese‚ Korean‚ Japanese‚ and Vietnamese regions and any other places near them. Taoism is the root of all these religions‚ teaching that nature is the greatest teacher and that everything has a flow and a way. Confucianism teaches that without education and social order there can be no religion‚ and the act of learning is the religious experience. Buddhism taught that craving‚
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Influences of Eastern Religions In My Life The two readings that have impacted‚ influenced‚ and challenged my view of religion are the Bhagavad Gita (BG) and the basic writings of Zhuangzi. I have chosen these readings because of their influence and insight they have unveiled to me in my present station of life. In particularly‚ from the Bhagavad Gita‚ Krishna’s teaching in chapter 2 “The Path of Reality‚” and from Zhuangzi; his perspectives from his writings in section 3 “The Secret of Caring
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Confucianism Wow‚ can you believe that Confucianism has been around for about five thousand years. I believe human problems‚ rules‚ and organization lead to the creation of this religion. Of course the humans on earth have a lot of problems that needs to be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi) might have tried to fix it. Next‚ after you fix the human problems you need to make rules so you do not need to state the same things back over‚ and people will know what to do. Then you need to be organized so
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In the eastern and western religions there are so much rules that you need to follow‚and there are similarities and differences between the religions. In these 2 religions there can be facts that are alike‚but in this way there is differences in these religions. First‚ Christianity to Hinduism. In these 2 religions there are some differences that you would have never even thought of and some similarities‚ one similarity is that Monotheism is 1 god and (several) also both of their goals were to
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part‚ Eastern religions are polytheistic‚ meaning there is more than one god that is worshipped by the followers. Whereas Western religions are generally monotheistic in that only one god is worshipped. While some estimate the gods of Hinduism to run into the thousands‚ there is one true god or supreme reality called Brahman. The many gods of the Hindu way of life are a manifestation of Brahman. Thus‚ Hinduism sometimes gets looked at as a Western religion instead of the Eastern religion that it
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Religions around the world can differ in various ways. What one religion believes and practices may be the opposite of what another believes. The Eastern and Western traditions especially differ. Not only what they believe in but also how they do it can sometimes be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Hinduism and Buddhism are religions of the east. In both religions‚ you have to go deep inside yourself and worship inwards in order to find enlightenment. They believe that suffering is caused by attachment
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There are several virtues that advocate in Confucianism‚ manly known as filial piety‚ loyalty‚ forbearance‚ humaneness and the golden rule. Confucius believes that each of them is interdependent and human should maintain the balance of them in order to ensure a smooth collaboration in human society. On the other hand‚ Confucius emphasizes ancient arts like rites‚ music and writing. He thinks that these are the major components that cultivate ones disposition. For instance‚ writing can develop the
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Buddhism is a monastic eastern religion that originated in Asia around the 6th BCE. Buddhism is a very philosophical and spiritual and is an expression of life. The origins of Buddhism as a religion began with the veneration of a man named‚ Buddha‚ which means “enlightened one.” One of the main pursuits of Buddhism is enlightenment which can only be achieved through the “yana” which means “the way‚ method‚ or means by which one may attain Enlightenment.” On the path of “yana” karma needs to be considered
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Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<= 50 CHARACTERS) Common Practices in Religion Rachael Cook University of Phoenix Common Practices in Religion Of all the religions in the world past and present‚ there may be many differences however most have some common elements such as having sacred times‚ places‚ items and the worship of a higher power or powers. What is Religion What exactly is the definition of religion? The most basic place to start is with the linguistic roots of the word. Re-
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Axia College Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin|India |India |China |China | |Historical figures |originated
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