The main similarity between Socrates, Buddha and Confucius, is that they stressed the importance of honor and integrity. All three of them taught a form of the golden rule. The golden rule is “Do not do to others what you would not like them do to you” (Clarken, 2010). Socrates was a philosopher in Athens, and he encouraged people to reflect on ethics, morality and knowledge (Tignor et al. p.197). Morality and ethics are what people believe is right, and what people believe is wrong. Buddha also known as Siddhartha Gautama, believed in the ascetic life, and that life is full of faith to reach nirvana. Nirvana is enlightenment and the absent of pain (Tignor et al. p. 177). To be able to reach Nirvana, people have to follow Buddha’s teachings known as the four truths and emptiness. Confucius believed that humans behaved ethically because it is in their makeup to do so. He also highly believed in respect for the elders or …show more content…
There are several similarities between the three of them; the major one is that they all stressed the importance of honor and integrity opposed to wealth and power. All three of them lived during historical periods of change, such as war, conflict and demoralization. Demoralization is to destroy the morale of others. These changes gave rise to the thought and beliefs of the philosopher and the rise of Confucianism and Buddhism. There are differences between Socrates, Buddha and Confucius. These differences include that Socrates’ teachings are about knowledge, Buddha’s are about a path to emptiness, and Confucius’ are about virtue. For Socrates to be able to find this knowledge is to accept that you know nothing. Socrates believed that knowledge derived from dialogue. Buddha believed in emptiness, which is when you get people to think and focus in the present, and forget the rest. Confucius believed in education that leads to learning of the virtues (Clarken,
It is said that history is shaped by the lives of great men. Great men are leaders. They bring about change; they improve the lives of others; they introduce new ideas, models, and theories to society. Most of the world's religions were founded, developed, or discovered by great men. Two particular religions - Christianity and Buddhism - developed in different parts of the world, under different circumstances, and in different social atmospheres. But each religion is based upon the teachings of a great man. When one compares the life of Buddha with the life of Jesus, one finds that the two share many things in common. This essay aims to compare and contrast the lives of Buddha1 and Jesus in two key areas: conception and birth. In these two areas, one finds that the Buddha and Jesus share many similarities.
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During the Warring States period China was going through chaos. The teachings of Confucianism and Daoism were welcomed by society to bring order, stability and liberate people from the misery and oppression. The rulers were greedy and desirous of political power and their own agendas; however they were looking for a new way to unite their people. It is often said that Confucianism and Daoism are the yang and yin, respectively, of Chinese religion. That is, they are not rivals so much as complementary traditions, working together to produce an overall balance in the lives of the Chinese. This is not true because the two religious philosophies were different from one another. Confucius believed that the traditions and virtues that were studied and taught in the old days by the Ancients was the best way to organize society (trickle-down approach). Also followers of Confucius believed in education, a moral force and human goodness to advance and progress within society. Daoism on the other hand relies on human nature and a balance of good and evil (Yin-Yang) to bring about social order. It neglects education, virtue and cultural norms because it is said that people are born faultless.
Into the world, many religions were born; out of all of them Buddhism and Hinduism are both one of the oldest surviving religion. Hinduism is very polytheistic, it is believed to have been established around 1500 B.C but it has no founder or an origin, while Buddhism on the other hand was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who ordinarily allotted as the Buddha, which implies the “Awakened or “illuminated one”. Both religions come from the Indian roots.
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher that was born in Athens, Greece around 470/469 BC. He served in the Athenian army and fought in many battles. When Socrates retired from fighting in the army, he began focusing on expressing his beliefs. He wasn’t the typical “teacher” or “preacher”; he was a very critical and analytical thinker that helped guide his students and the Athenians during his time. Through his teachings and beliefs, Socrates had positive and negative influence on the people during his time and modern time. Although he is credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Ethics, his teachings was in disagreement with the teachings of the democracy of Athens, which led to him being put to death. Along with his philosophical beliefs, Socrates’ great thinking led to the creation of the Socratic Method and the Socratic Paradoxes.
...s of the golden rule along with doing your best and loyalty. This virtue is also important in many other religions. Next is li, which has two meanings. The first is the proper etiquette (especially in social situations) and also brings back the idea of ancestor worship. The last two virtues are zhi, which is wisdom and xin, which is fidelity and integrity. It would be difficult to look upon these ideals in Confucianism and be able to relate them to ideals and virtues in other religions.
Chinese Philosophy not only is the fruit of thinking of the Chinese nation, but also is the important component part of world culture. In Chinese philosophy, there are three main parts: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Among them, Chinese Buddhism, which came from India, experienced a course of sinicization under the influence of Chinese traditional culture represented mainly by Confucianism and Taoism , so it keeps the general features of Buddhism ,and also formed its Chinese characteristics. The changes of Chinese Buddhism from "going out of this world " to "being in this world " and "building pure land in this world " fully manifested the humanistic spirit of Chinese culture. Both Chinese Buddhism and Western Christianity are religion, but in the realm of thoughts and culture, they are important symbols of Oriental and Western culture. This paper compares the two schools' philosophy of life, so as to explore the modern meaning and value from the mankind's common culture legacy.
The well being of people in Ancient China were affected by the philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. According to the graphic organizer, “Confucius taught people to be kind and love mankind. Taoism teaches you to live in harmony and leave nature alone.” This excerpt shows that you should help yourself before others, and live in harmony with nature. The people of India we also affected by the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama, taught that one should live life to a medium, and live on the middle path, a path not
There are many similarities and differences between the three ways of life we have been studying for the past week. Each has its own unique purpose and type of people. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism all have similar and different qualities. I will explain similarities and differences in this essay.
What is human nature for Confucius? What evidence does he give to show that his views about human nature are correct?
The Chinese philosopher, teacher and politician, Confucius, highlighted the importance of personal morality and the ability to think for one’s self during the failure of imperial rule. His teachings became an orthodox philosophy in which followers realize the prominence of higher thinking and how one can achieve personal junzi, or “the gentleman”, through Confucius’ lessons. Throughout much of The Analects of Confucius, the master lists many ways to achieve junzi, such as book XII, chapter 16. The gentleman theme appears multiple times during the book to emphasize what Confucius believes a superior man should strive to achieve in his lifetime so as to reach Heaven. His goal in writing down his lessons was to produce moral men to think, speak
Socrates and Siddhartha Guatama Buddha have many similarities; they both believe in the importance of justice and good, and a simpler way of life. However, they have different goals: Socrates concerns with worldly meanings and codes, he deals with truth and morals. Buddha concerns with attaining the outer-worldly through mastering the worldly. Socrates relinquishes sensual desires in hopes of spiritual rebirth after death and achieving enlightenment in life. Buddha relinquishes the same ideas, but in hopes of living an enlightened life on earth. (The Dhammapada: Socrates & Buddha Vs. Desire) My contention is to compare Philosopher Socrates from Plato and Siddhartha Guatama Buddha, and I will demonstrate their similarities and differences based on their practices and beliefs.
Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. The philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had different points of view but they were also similar in some ways. For example, all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government.
Siddhartha Gautama, known to a wider audience as the “Buddha” the enlightened being accredited with creating the basis for Buddhist philosophy. In essence his teachings are embodied in two important principles: (1) The Four Noble Truths (2) The Noble Path or the Noble Eightfold Path. The latter is also known as the Middle Path and is described by the Buddha as “a path of moderation between the extremes of sensual indulgence and self-mortification.”
Confucianism advocates society while Buddhism advocates individuality. To achieve a harmonized society, Confucianism emphasizes strongly on social rules that different people in society should obey. In Confucianism, every individual has his or her own role in the family and the country, where individuals are interrelated. From the five traditional cardinal relations (五倫) in Mencius (孟子), saying that “Between father and son, there is affection; between ruler and minister, there is righteousness; between husband and wife, there is differentiation; between siblings, there is precedence; between friends, there is trust.”(T’ang Wang Kung Part I), it can be seen the precept that everyone gets along in a certain ‘corre...