Over the course of history religion has changed many peoples view of themselves, society, and nature. Confusanism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and polytheism all address the issues a person questions about themselves, the perpose of life, and how they should live one with nature. Every religion has separate beliefs on what is expected of them as a human being and how they should go about their life. They all try to achieve almost the same goal in the end but must do different things to achieve it.
Confusianism was started by a philosopher named Confusious. Confucious lived between 550 and 479 B.C. “Confucious had suggested this idea when he said “being good as a son and obedient as a young man is perhaps, the roof a man’s character.””
What Confucious meant by this was he wanted all people to respect human life and treat our elders with respect and have reverence for everyone else around us. Confusianim used humanism to try and help his followers live. A few of them were xiao, ren, and li.
“The history of the character xiao is interesting. In the early Zhou period it meant only
“ancestor worship.” But in later Zhou period it came to mean “filial piety” as well.” Xiao is something of great importance to the people who follow Confucianism. It is when they show great gratitude and worship to their ancestors, dead or alive. Gagliardino 2
With Xiao Confucious “hoped to reform public morality by teaching people proper personal behavior.” Another way that people of the religion found way to find purpose in life and religion was ren. Ren means humanity. “It suggests a person in relationship, a key element of Confucian thought.” Ren was Confucian’s way to help teach his people to love others. He wanted people to tre...
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...ese deities give the people of the religion hope for what they are praying for. It makes them feel that if the pray enough to a certain dietie they will find what they have been praying for. With praying to these dieties they perfom rituals. A certain ritual corresponds with the dietie, these rituals give people the feeling of holiness that the actions they are doing are helping them become better people.
All these things that these religions are differet in the ways they do things but all try and achieve the same thing for their followers. They try to give them a snse of belonging, try to chow them what their purpose is in life. Whether it be going on a religious journey or worshiping a certain god people find what they are looking for when they do this. It doesn’t matter what you believe in it just matters that you can find he answers you are looking for.
There are little to no direct accounts of how individuals’ lives were a couple thousand years ago in Ancient China. With a wealth of information on the rise, decline, and fall of empires, Michael Loewe, a sinologist who specializes in oriental studies and theology, writes an imaginary story about a hero named Bing set around 70 BCE. Bing: From Farmer’s Son to Magistrate in Han China is Loewe’s fictional portrait of life during the Han Empire. It is by no means a comprehensive historical account of Han times, in fact, it was written with those readers who are not familiar with Chinese in mind, however through the life of Bing we can gage how the lives of laborers, those involved in military service, merchants, and government officials might
be uncertain where he is going when he dies because he decided to be unaccepting to any religion, that
...ave a unity under their great love for God. They persevere, and they press toward the kingdom of God through their writings and teachings.
Significance of the quest to the society is to show love and to value family members the most
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Filial piety is as closely associated with Confucius teaching as it is one of the virtues of Confucianism. Confucius once said, “Among human practices, none is greater than xiao” (Chan, Alan Kam-Leung; Tan, Sor-hoon). There is no doubt that filial piety remained the important aspect of Chinese society, where as the philosophers such as Confucius strongly pushed forward the idea of filial piety. A ...
By educating the masses and deepening the spiritual concerns of the Muslims, Sufism has played a critical part in the arrangement of the Muslim society. The Sufi movement consists of rituals and practices include writing and reciting poetry and hymns. For example, Sufis participate in an assortment of custom practices planned to offer them some assistance with realizing union with God, for example, particular types of custom supplication to God include the recitation of God 's names, and substantial ceremonies, for example, "Whirling Dervishes," a Turkish Sufi arrange that practices reflection and thought of God through turning. (Religion and Ethics
Confucian culture, also known as Confucianism, was founded by Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period, which was developed gradually after the Han Dynasty with benevolence as the core. Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism was the official ideology and the basis of mainstream ideology in the vast majority of historical periods of China, and it also influenced many southeast Asian countries in history. After a variety of shocks, Confucianism was still the core values of China's social public, and represented the Chinese culture and national tradition in the world (Littlejohn, 2010). In the contemporary society, the Confucian culture in China increasingly spread, at the same time, its modern value is excavated by many countries in the world, and its international influence is also growing with the rise of China.
On the basis of their experiences they organize and define the world to understand its structure and functions. World view includes one’s perception of everything that exists around to him/her e.g. society, culture, earth, universe, life etc. As we are also an important part of this world so the answer of our basic question ‘who we are?’ also affected by our own world view.
The family name has a special meaning for the Chinese. A Chinese name is composed of a family name and a given name. The Chinese always put the family name first, followed by a given name, which is exactly the opposite of the Americans and some other western countries. The family name has a long history in China; moreover, it is regarded as the most important symbol of blood relationship and continuity of family bloodline. In traditional Chinese family culture, descendants of several generations from the same ancestor lived together and formed a big family system by the same family name. They constructed the ancestral hall and family temple. This kind of autonomous family system was the basic unit of traditional Chinese society. However, from earliest time, the British only had the given name and no a family name. From the 10th century some aristocracy named the family name by their fiefdoms. Until the Renaissance period in Europe, the family...
These practices are in many references tied in with belief in Allah and the Day of Judgment.
Religion is an important part of the culture. Confucianism has been passed from generation and generation, and it has a profound influence for Chinese people. As mentioned earlier, “仁/ren” is the central concept of the Confucianism. Therefore, owing to the lack of the related religious culture, outside learners might find it is difficult to fully understand the cultural concept of “仁/ren” .
...ying in a marriage since divorce was frowned upon during that era. Her decision was a succession for all expectations put on a woman and wife by society.
with each other, working in agreement for the good of the person as a whole. In
For many centuries, Confucianism has been widely revered by the Chinese for its emphasis on morality. Confucius, who lived from 551 to 479 BCE, is different to most philosophers in that he showed no interest questioning his existence, the possibility of a God, or the reality that he seemed to live in; instead he focused on the human relations side of philosophy as it was his belief that people should “give (themselves) earnestly to the duties due to men … (and) keep aloof from (spiritual beings)” (Confucius 195). By negating the metaphysical side of philosophy, he was able to devote himself to mold his disciples into ideal gentleman who were morally righteous, and were able to benefit society. He believed in the importance of individuals who knew their roles in an well-structured society, that was a feudal system. In his opinion, the ideal gentleman should be obedient to his elders, have humanness and be morally righteous. Through his teachings, he was able to reform an entire country; the Chinese found Confucianism to embody practices of humaneness that they could apply in their daily lives through his religion.