Founder
Vocab
Vocab
Potpourri
100

Founder of the belief system of Daoism

Laozi

100

A universal force connected to nature that cannot be defined, only experienced and felt

Dao (the Way)
100

the virtues or good actions such as respect, loyalty, honesty, hard work, politeness, and generosity stressed in the Confucian code of conduct. 

Li

100

According the 1st Noble Truth of Buddhism, ____ is a part of life. 

suffering

200

Siddhartha Guatama, a Hindu prince, founded this religion after living a life that included both immense luxury and severe deprivation and reaching enlightment. 

Buddha

200

the absolute loyalty, kindness, obedience, and respect a child owes to one's parents, elders, and family ancestors

filial piety

200

The opposing forces in nature, that are connected and must be accepted and experienced together. 

Yin & Yang
200

In times of great difficulty, Daoism suggests that rulers not try to take control of the situation and pass a lot of laws, rather the ruler should...

Do nothing OR wait for the situation to pass OR go with the flow of nature (Wuwei)

300

This religious leader was born and raised in India, but the religion he founded travelled to China by way of the Silk Road. 

Buddha

300
A state of enlightenment, where one is released from pain and selfishness, and the cycle of rebirth is called...

Nirvana

300

What is the only relationship IN THE 5 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS that is equal?

Friend to Friend
300

the practical guidelines for how to end desire and suffering in Buddhism such as right: knowledge, purpose, speech, action, living, effort, mindfulness, and meditation. 

Eightfold Path

400

This philosopher was concerned about violence and moral decay in China's empire and wrote a code on strict moral ideas to help create order in society again.

Confucius

400

The pathway between the extremes of indulgence and deprivation/suffering is called the ...

Middle Path

400

The Buddha believed in a cycle of rebirth- called _____, in which people were subject to lifetimes of suffering until they reached enlightenment.

reincarnation

400

As a reflection on this belief system, Chinese visual artwork includes landscape paintings, with show elements of nature as immense, and human beings as small and living in harmony with nature. 

Daoism

500

Living in times of trouble (insecurity/unsafety) in China, the founder of this philosophy suggested that people should see themselves as part of nature, and find happiness within themselves. 

Laozi

500

According to Daoism, in order to learn how to behave people should observe _________ and try to live in harmony with it (act like it acts)

Nature

500

Action thru non action

Wuwei  (pronounced woo-way)

500

In the 5 basic relationships, the inferior subject owes the superior respect and obedience. In return, the superior person is expected to care for the inferior and...

Set a good example of moral behavior

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