Ancient Chinese Religion
Daoism
Confucianism
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Course Terms
100

"The Ruler of Heaven" in ancient chinese tradition is not a creator god, but rather a judge of your actions.

Shangdi/Tian

100

This book was created back in the Shang Dynasty, and contains a series of lines called "Hexagrams" used to divine someone's harmony and favor

The Book of Changes/I Ching

100

Founder of Neo-Confucianism

Zhuxi

100

This Hindu God is the ___ of the trimurti, manifesting in the epics as the avatar Krishna

Vishnu

100

This term refers to the salvation process of a religion, said to be quite "transformative"

Soteriology

200

The Three Immortals of ___, ____, and ___ all used to be human, but now exist in heaven appealing to the human desire for a good life

Happiness, Prosperity, Longevity

200

This book fundamental to Confucianism only contains dialogues between Confucius and his students

Conversations

200

This was Confucius' real non-westernized name!

Kong Qiu/Master Kong

200

The Three Treasures of Buddhism

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

200

This Dimension of Religion describes the formation of one's religious community

Social Organization/Institution