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Religion and Thought
Question and Answer Kimberly Villa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. What are the three main belief systems under the shaped life in China under the Tang and the Song? | Daoism, Confucuianism, and Buddhism. |
| 2. What is Daoism? | An ancient Chinese philosophy.. |
| 3. By what period did Daoism have priests, temples, and monasteries? | By the Tang period. |
| 4. What is Buddhism based on? | The religion Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Indian spiritual leader Siddhartha Gautama. |
| 5. When did Buddhism enter China? | During the Han Dynasty. |
| 6. What is Pure Land Buddhism? | Pure Land Buddhism emphasized salvation through faith. |
| 7. Who began with the teachings of an Indian Buddhist? | Chan. |
| 8. By what time did Buddhism have millions of followers in China? | By the time of the Tang Dynasty. |
| 9. What did many Chinese criticize Buddhism as? | The criticized it as an alien religion with no roots in Chinese culture. |
| 10. What did other critics oppose the Buddhists as? | The opposed that they were withdraw from the world. |
| 11. What did Wuzong order to do in 845? | He ordered the destruction of 4,600 Buddhist monks. |
| 12. Did Buddhism ever fully recover from the attack? | No, Buddhism never fully recovered from the attack. |
| 13. What was Confucianism? | The main belief system in China before the arrival of Buddhism. |
| 14. By what time did Confucius live? | He lived from 551 to 479 B.C. |
| 15. What was Confuianism based on? | On respect for family and the social order. |
| 16. What did Confucianism be stressed about? | He would be stressed about the importance of moral virtue. |
| 17. What did Confucian begin as? | He began as a practical philosophy. |
| 18. The Neo-Confucianists continue to study? | They continued to study the classic writings of Confucius. |
| 19. What was the name of the most famous Neo-Confucian thinker? | Zhu Xi. |
| 20. What did the ideas of Neo-Confucianists do to China? | The ideas were a great influence on China from the Song period onward. |