Compare And Contrast Buddhism And Confucianism

Have you ever wondered about other religions and philosophies of the world? What it would be like to live in their world, state of mind, and culture. To experience life in their shoes with the drastic different believes and practices compared to your average day. In my compare and contrast I will be comparing two awesome philosophies called Buddhism & Confucianism. You most likely have heard of these but do you really know anything about them, most likely not. The definition of Confucianism by google definitions is “Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is an ethical and philosophical system, also described as a religion.” The definition of Buddhism by google definitions is “Buddhism is a nontheistic religion or a philosophy that encompasses

The Four Noble truths are (the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering) The teachings help you to find the true nature of the world. Buddhism has a symbol and its very important it’s the basis of their beliefs and practices It’s called the Wheel Of Dharma and it incorporates everything Buddha almost. The wheel has spokes and so the spokes signify different things, depending on their number: (from online) [When a wheel has four spokes, which is rare, the spokes represent either the Four Noble Truths or the four dhyanas. When a wheel has eight spokes, the spokes represent the Eightfold Path. An eight-spoke wheel is most commonly used to represent Buddhism. When a wheel has ten spokes, the spokes represent the ten directions -- in effect, everywhere. When a wheel has twelve spokes, they represent the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination. When a wheel has 24 spokes, they represent the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination plus the eversing of the Twelves Links and liberation from samsara. A 24-spoke dharma wheel is also called an Ashoka Chakra. When a wheel has 31 spokes, the spokes represent the 31 realms of existence from ancient Buddhist cosmology.] Religion have some beliefs in Buddhism, but its doctrines and philosophy aren 't necessarily the same as those of other world

Master Keung was given the name ‘Confucius’ by missionaries who visited the Dynasty. He lived during a time when the Zhou dynasty in China was immersed in serious political conflicts. So Confucius set out to fix this generation’s problem of disputing and confrontation. While India and China both were fighting over political issues. Confucius was only focused on and about every day concerns. Although the basis of Confucianism was already in the Dynasties daily life of treating others well, Confucius and his philosophy sparked the attention and importance of Confucianism. All of Confucius’ teachings and his refined version of Confucianism didn’t really take root until the Han Dynasty which He was indifferent to the big mysteries of existence such as the origin or the universe, god or the afterlife. Confucius in his philosophy refrained from mentioning any kind of deity, god, or afterlife. He was always trying to find the truth in things and search for answers. Confucius’ Philosophy hold the foundation of always loving others no matter what, Confucianism isn’t a religion like Christianity, it’s a philosophy. Confucianism is entirely based on Kindness, Mutual Respect, and an Appreciation of peoples Virtues. This is founded on the belief that society can only flourish when people learn to interact positively with each other. Confucius tried to bring up his concerns and his