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world religion vocab
chinese religion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analects | The book of the sayings of confucius |
| Dao(Tao) | The mysterious origin of the unviverse, which is present and visible in everything. |
| Daodejing( Tao Te Ching) | the classic scripture of daoism. |
| Five Classics | Literature of the timepreceding confucius, including poetry, history, and divination |
| Four Books | The major confucian books, which include the sayings of confucius and mencius. |
| Junzi | Noble person, the refined human ideal of confucianism |
| Laozi(Lao Tzu) | The legendary founder of daoism. |
| Legalists | The strictest of the chinese philosophical schools, which advocated strong laws and punishments. |
| Li | Appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette. |
| Mohists | A chinese school of philosophy that taught universal love. |
| Qi (ch'i) | the life force. |
| Ren ( Jen) | Empathy, consideration, fpr others, humaneness; a confucian virtue. |
| shu(shoo) | Reciprocity; a confucian virtu. |
| Wen | Cultural refinement; a confucian virtue. |
| Wu wei | "No action," no strain, doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally; effortlessness. |
| Xiao | Family devotion, filial piety; a confucian virtue. |
| yang | express it self in speech, light, and heat. |
| Yijing (I Ching) | Ancient confucian book, one of the five classics.still present. |
| Yin | Express itself in silence, darkness, coolness, and rest. |
| Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) | A book tha express themes of early Daoist thought. |