Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia - Confucianism
Debated during the Warring States Period and forbidden during the short-lived Qin Dynasty, Confucianism was chosen by Han Wudi for use as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Themes In Confucian Thought
A simple way to appreciate Confucian thought is to consider it as being based on varying levels of honesty. In practice, the elements of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - The Spread Of Confucianism
Confucianism survived its suppression during the Qin Dynasty partly thanks to the discovery of a trove of Confucian classics hidden in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Core Concepts
Confucianism - Rites. "Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhu Xi: Encyclopedia - Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130–1200) was a Song Dynasty (960-1279) Confucian scholar who became one of the most significant Neo-Confucians in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-confucianism: Encyclopedia - Neo-confucianism
Neo-Confucianism (理學 Pinyin: Lǐxué) is a term for a form of Confucianism that was primarily developed during the Song dynasty, but ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yi I: Encyclopedia - Yi I
Yi I (26 December 1536-1584) was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulssi Japbyeon: Encyclopedia - Bulssi Japbyeon
The Bulssi Japbyeon is a late 14th century Korean Neo-Confucian polemical critique of Buddhism by Jeong Dojeon. In this work he carried o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu: Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu
Chen Duxiu (October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. Along with Li Dazhao, Chen was a co-founder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Marriage: Encyclopedia - Chinese Marriage
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Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (Traditional: 漢朝; Simplified: 汉朝; Hanyu Pinyin: Hàn cháo;; Wade-Giles: Han Ch'au; 206 BC–AD 220) followed the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism
The term Shambhala Buddhism has come into use as an umbrella term referring to the teachings of Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy
The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia - Idolatry
Idolatry is the worship of an image, idea or object, as opposed to the worship of a supreme being. It is forbidden by some major religion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation
Different cultures, time periods, and belief systems have diverse variations in their opinions on the morality of homosexuality, bisexual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rite: Encyclopedia - Rite
A rite is an established, ceremonious, usually religious act. Rites fall into three major categories: rites of passage, generally changi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Philosophy - Western Philosophy In Korea From 1890-1945
Philosphically, under Japanese rule, Korean philosophy was thrown aside for state Shintoism. Those who were sent to be educated in Japan,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Philosophy
Main article: Confucianism Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, argument continues over whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Confucianism - Contemporary Society And Confucianism
By 2005, with around 50% of the religious Koreans putting themselves down as Christians, the landscape of Confucian schools, temples, pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Confucianism - Neo-confucianism In The Joseon Dynasty
Under Joseon neo-confucianism, or seonglihak, there was even greater encouragement of Confucian ideas and ideals such as ch'ung or loyalt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Fuzhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Wang Fuzhi - Philosophical Work
Wang fu-zi is said to have written over a hundred books, but many of them have been lost; the remainder are collected as the Ch’uan-sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-confucianism - Neo-confucianism Outside China
Neo-Confucianism also gained acceptance in other areas of East Asia, and there are many scholars who maintain that some of the crowning d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In China - History Of Buddhism In China
Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Confucianism - Goryeo Dynasty Confucianism
To a great extent, two figures have lasting influence concluding the Goryeo dynasty: Jeong Dojeon (1324-1398) and the monk, Gihwa (1376-1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Confucianism - Introduction
From its location, Korea has always been greatly influenced by China, the big neighbour to the west and south. The influence of Buddhism ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Confucianism - Social Responsibility
The Confucian moral code emphasizes each person's responsibility to society. Confucians are expected to get married and have children; th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hundred Schools Of Thought: Encyclopedia Ii - Hundred Schools Of Thought - Confucianism And Its Derivatives
Confucianism is the body of thought that has arguably had the most enduring effect on Chinese life. Also known as the School of the Schol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Philosophy - North Korean Post-1945 Philosophy
In the republican period, post-1945, orthodox Marxism in the north was built on the Confucian yangban scholar-warriors of earlier times, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Emperor Wu And Confucianism
During the "Taoism era", China was able to maintain peace with Xiongnu by paying tribute and marrying princesses to them. During this tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Legalism And Confucianism
Legalist thinkers from Shang Yang to Li Si, both Prime Ministers of Qin, held that the society should be socially regimented and bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Korean Thought: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Korean Thought - Shamanism
Traditional rites and shamanistic practices that have developed in Korea. They have deep roots and have inter-influenced Buddhism and Tao...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Legalism And Confucianism
Legalist thinkers from Shang Yang to Li Si, both Prime Ministers of Qin, held that the society should be socially regimented and bureaucr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yangban: Encyclopedia Ii - Yangban - History
Yangban were the Joseon Dynasty equivalent of the former Goryeo nobles who had been educated in both Buddhist and Confucian studies. With...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Korean Thought: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Korean Thought - Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hundred Schools Of Thought: Encyclopedia Ii - Hundred Schools Of Thought - Mohism
The school of Mohism was founded upon the doctrine of Mozi (also referred to as Mo Di; 470–c.391 BCE). Though the school did not surviv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Marriage - Prehistoric Chinese Marriages
Chinese marriage - Marriages in Early Societies. In traditional Chinese thinking people in "primitive" societies did not marry, but had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hundred Schools Of Thought: Encyclopedia Ii - Hundred Schools Of Thought - Legalism
Xun Zi's unsentimental and authoritarian inclinations were developed into the doctrine embodied in the School of Law or Legalism. The doc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu: Encyclopedia Ii - Chen Duxiu - Biography
Chen Duxiu - Chronological life. Oct 1879 to Oct 1901: Early life and education. Oct 1910 to Sep 1915: Planned the 1911 Revolution. Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Importance
The Chinese people consider the Han Dynasty to be one of the greatest periods in the entire history of China. As a result, the members of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Importance
The Chinese people consider the reign of the Han Dynasty which lasted for 400 years to be one of the greatest periods in the entire histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - The Emergence
Within the first three months after Qin Dynasty emperor Qin Shi Huang's death at Shaqiu, widespread revolts by peasants, prisoners, soldi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Taoism And Feudal System
The new empire retained much of the Qin administrative structure but retreated a bit from centralized rule by establishing vassal princip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Beginning Of The Silk Road
From 138 BC, Emperor Wu also dispatched Zhang Qian twice as his envoy to the Western Regions, and in the process pioneered the route know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Rise Of Landholding Class
To draw funds for his triumphant campaigns against the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu relinquished land control to merchants and the riches, and in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Rise And Fall Of Eastern Han Dynasty
A distant relative of Liu royalty, Liu Xiu, led the revolt against Wang Mang with the support of the landholding families and merchants. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Visual Art
The slow constant growth of visual arts in Korea goes back almost 6000 years. It is characterized by disjunction, and by constant motion ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Hong Kong - Christianity
Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community. Main article: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Roman Catholic Church in Hong K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Art - Calligraphy And Printing
Korean calligraphy is seen as an art where brush-strokes reveal the artist's personality enhancing the subject matter that is painted. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Philosophical And Religious Traditions
The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In The Hebrew Bible
According to the Hebrew Bible, idolatry originated in the age of Eber, though some interpret the text to mean in the time of Serug; image...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In Jewish Thought
Main article Idolatry in Judaism Judaism strongly prohibits any form of idolatry, and holds that idolatry is not limited to the worship o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Hong Kong - Buddhism And Taoism
Buddhism and Taoism are traditional Chinese religions. These two religions have a considerable number of adherents in Hong Kong and there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Christian Views Of Idolatry
Main article Idolatry in Christianity The Christian view of idolatry may be divided into two general categories. The Catholic and Orthodo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Muslim Views Of Idolatry
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Eastern Religions And Idolatry
It appears that Exodus 36:35 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cunn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Syntheses Of Eastern And Western Philosophy
There have been many modern attempts to integrate Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Polytheistic Views Of Idolatry In General
Adherents of polytheism and animism reject the charge of idolatry as an inaccurate description of their religious beliefs and practices. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - The Shambhala Buddhist Community Today
Today the Shambhala Buddhist community is perhaps the largest community of Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics Of Shambhala Buddhism
At the heart of the teachings of Shambhala Buddhism is the belief that "there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Warfare In Ancient China
Ancient China during the Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age society based on chariot armies. Archaeological study of Shang sites at Anyang ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - The Northern Frontier
The "barbarians" (夷, 戎, 狄) of the northern frontier, commonly called hu (胡), include the nomadic Xiongnu, Turks, Khitan, Mongols....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Weapons And Military Technology
China has been an advanced country in terms of military technology, losing ground only after the Industrial Revolution. In the Qin and Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Views Of Specific Religious Groups
Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists. In societies where a majority religion is opposed to homosexualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Military Institutions In Imperial China
Military history of China - Qin and Han dynasties. Both the Qin and Western Han empires employed a military system based on universal c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Christian Views Of Idolatry
The Christian view of idolatry may be divided into two general categories. The Catholic and Orthodox view (not necessary limited to the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - History Of Shambhala Buddhism
The term "Shambhala Buddhism" as used to describe the larger tradition of the community founded by Trungpa Rinpoche came into use in arou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Muslim Views Of Idolatry
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Eastern Religions And Idolatry
It appears that Exodus 36:35 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Polytheistic Views Of Idolatry In General
Adherents of polytheism and animism reject the charge of idolatry as an inaccurate description of their religious beliefs and practices. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of China - Modern China
From the first Opium War in 1839 onwards, changes to military technology, institutions and outlook in China became driven by the West. Fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Overview
Religious views of homosexuality have varied widely. Some religions view same-sex love and sexuality as sacred. That was true in the past...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In The Hebrew Bible
According to the Hebrew Bible, idolatry originated in the age of Eber, though some interpret the text to mean in the time of Serug; image...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Organized Religions
Some religions, such as the majority of schools of Buddhism, believe that homosexuality and heterosexuality have no major differences. Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Aspects Of The Conflict
Some religions believe that non-heterosexual behavior as well as orientation are sinful; others emphasize that it is only the bodily act ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Reactions To Homosexuality
Lesbians and gay men have been murdered, subjected to gross human rights violations, or otherwise persecuted under various jurisdictions,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Holy Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Holy Cities - Buddhism
List of holy cities - Tibetan Buddhism. More important then anything inherent to the places is the presence of the holiest leaders, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral Morally Acceptable Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Controversy Over Parallels With Other Civil Rights Movements
Many gay right advocates draw parallels between homophobia and racism and sexism, saying just as Western society concluded that racism an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination Choice And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Attacks Based On Stereotypes Linking Homosexuality To Other Behaviors
Historically, homosexuality has often been linked in the public mind to other sexual behaviors, such as pedophilia, and even to serial mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination Choice And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucianism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Confucianism
Confucianism: Religious and philosophical system of China based on the teachings of Confucius which emphasizes social values such as f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucianism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Confucianism
Confucianism A world religion based on the teachings of Confucius): His writtings form the basis of Confucianism. Doctrines include an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neo-confucianism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Neo-confucianism
Neo-Confucianism: Broad Confucian movement beginning in the 11th century CE which developed metaphysical doctrines at times borrowing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Development Of Early Confucianism
Confucius (551–479 BCE) was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings deeply influenced East Asia for twenty centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - The Spread Of Confucianism
As mentioned above, the Burning of the Books and Burying of the Scholars resulted in the destruction of large numbers of books, and very ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Development Of Early Confucianism
Confucius was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for 2400 years. The relation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Confucianism And Other Schools Of Thought
Inter-religious or inter-philosophical dialogue has occurred in the modern period between scholars of Confucianism and scholars of severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Debates
Confucianism - Does Confucianism promote corruption?. Different from many other political philosophies, Confucianism is reluctant to em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Governing
"To govern by virtue, let us compare it to the North Star: it stays in its place, while the myriad stars wait upon it." (Analects II, 1) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Rites
"Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Meritocracy
"In teaching, there should be no distinction of classes." (Analects XV, 39) Although Confucius claimed that he never invented anything bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Core Confucian Texts
The development of Confucianism is traced through the development of its canon. It is therefore helpful to first list the main Confucian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Names For Confucianism
Several names for Confucianism exist in Chinese. "School of the Scholars" (pinyin Rújiā) 儒家 (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Debates
Confucianism - Does Confucianism promote corruption?. Different from many other political philosophies, Confucianism is reluctant to em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Names For Confucianism
Several names for Confucianism exist in Chinese. "School of the Scholars" (pinyin Rújiā) 儒家 (Traditional and Simplified Chinese) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - View That Homosexuality Is Moral, Morally Acceptable, Or Is Not An Issue Of Morality
The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexual Orientation - Genetic Determination, Choice, And Change
Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an...   » Read the article