Buddhism
A religious experience marked by vividly clear insight and understanding.
What is "enlightenment"?
What is"yin"?
Ancient chinese philosopher who developed rules for personal behavior that promoted mutual respect, generosity, honor, strong family bonds, and a deep sense of duty to society.
Who is "Confucius"?
The coldest and northernmost desert in the world, located in southern Mongolia and northern China.
What is the "Gobi Desert"?
A form of government based on principles of communal, or public ownership, of land and factories.
What is "communism"?
A beloved legendary character in China also known as the laughing Buddha.
Who is "Mi-Lo-Fo"?
The energy associated with masculinity, heaven, the daytime, the sun, and strength.
What is "yang"?
Any person from whom one's father or mother is descended.
What is an "ancestor"?
The highest range of mountains in the world located between India and China.
What are the "Himalayan Mountains"?
What is the "People's Republic of China"?
A certain type of Buddhist shrine, or pagoda, that usually holds sacred images, offerings, and relics.
What is a "stupa"?
The Book of Tao, a mystical text that is thought to have been written by Lao-Tzu and upon which the religion of Taoism is based.
What is "Tao-Te-Ching"?
Not subject to death, able to live forever.
What is "immortality"?
An area located far away from any big city.
What is "rural"?
The official language of China.
What is "mandarin"?
One of the major branches of Buddhism centered mainly in Tibet. Also called Tibetan Buddhism, Mantrayana Buddhism or Lamaisn.
What is "Vajrayana Buddhism"?
Ancient philosopher who lived around 500 B.C.
What is a "tradition"?
The Nation of Nationalist China.
What is "Taiwan"?
A powerful family that produces a series of rulers over several generations.
What is a "dynasty"?
Gods, goddesses, and other sacred beings.
What are "divinities"?
An ancient Chinese mystical three-line symbol in which broken lines represent yin energy and unbroken lines represent yang energy.
What is a "trigram"?
Concerned with developing character and a strong sense of right and wrong.
What is a "moral"?
A large country that lies to the north of China.
What is "Mongolia"?
The nation of Taiwan. The Chinese nationalists were defeated by the communists and set up their own government on the island of Taiwan.
What is "Nationalist China"?