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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Classic Of Rites: Encyclopedia - Classic Of Rites
The Classic of Rites (禮記 Lǐ Jì, or Liki) was one of the Five Classics of Confucianism. It described social forms, ancient rites, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a dispute within the Catholic Church in the early 18th century about whether Chinese folk religion rite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctrine Of The Mean: Encyclopedia - Doctrine Of The Mean
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; Pinyin: Zhōngyōng) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Learning: Encyclopedia - Great Learning
The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty ...   » 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 - Korean Shamanism: Encyclopedia - Korean Shamanism
There are a number of shamanistic practices that are developed in Korea, where the role of a shaman is most frequently taken by women. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia - Four Books
The Four Books of Confucianism (not to be confused with the Four Classical Novels of Chinese literature) are Chinese classic texts that Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yi Hwang: Encyclopedia - Yi Hwang
Yi Hwang(李滉 1501-1570) was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia - Confucius
Confucius The original member of "Massachusetts Most Wanted"(originally K'ung Fu-Tzu, traditionally September 28 551 BCE–479 BCE) was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts: Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts
China has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) and including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship: Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Folk Religion: Encyclopedia - Chinese Folk Religion
Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor worship and drew h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asuka Period: Encyclopedia - Asuka Period
Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period – Kofun period – Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period – Kemmu restoration Mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Translation Theory: Encyclopedia - Chinese Translation Theory
Chinese translation theory was born out of contact with vassal states during the Zhou Dynasty. It developed through translations of Buddh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia - Shinto
Shinto (神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It has polytheistic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia - Religion In China
Life in the People's Republic of China A wide variety of religions have been practiced in China since the beginning of its history. Templ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeng Guofan: Encyclopedia - Zeng Guofan
Marquess Zēng Guófán, (t.:曾國藩; s.:曾国藩; Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan, Courtesy Bóhán 伯函, Pseudonym: Díshēng 滌生; Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion: Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion
Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anar...   » 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

Dictionary - The Record Of Rites: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On The Record Of Rites
The Record of Rites (Li Chi): One of the Five Classics of Confucianism, an anthology of rules of dancing, music, ancestor worship, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Pope Clement Xi's Decree
Although in later European commentary on China it has continued to be claimed that Confucianism is a "philosophy" and not a "religion" - ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Doctrine Of The Mean: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Doctrine Of The Mean
Doctrine of the Mean (Chung Yung): philosophical section from the Book of Rites which advocates maintaining a mental state of equilibr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Learning: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Great Learning
Great Learning (Ta Hsio): Short philosophical section from the Book of Rites which states that a ruler's virtuous conduct will be tran...   » 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 - Korean Tea Ceremony: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Tea Ceremony - Kinds Of Tea Ceremonies
Buddhist monks incorporated tea ceremonies into votive offerings. However the Goryeo nobility and later the Confucian yangban scholars fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ullambana: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ullambana
Ullambana (Sanskrit). The festival of "all souls", the prototype of All Souls’ Day in Christian lands.   It is h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Shamanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Shamanism - Regional Shaman Rites
The traditional rites are not linked to the Gregorian calendar. They are linked either to a particular event, such as a death, or the lun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - The Problem
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was successful in penetrating China and serving at the Imperial court. They impressed the Chinese with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Shamanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Shamanism - Gut
The gut is a shamanistic rite where the shaman offers a sacrifice to the spirits. Through singing and dancing the shaman begs the spirits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Books - The Doctrine Of The Mean
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸) is now part of the Records of Rites (Chinese: 禮記, or Liji) (see Records of Ritual Matters)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesuit China Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesuit China Missions - Matteo Ricci
(see main article at Matteo Ricci) Matteo Ricci (born in Macerata, Italy, October 6, 1552 - died Beijing, May 11, 1610) was an Italian Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Kangxi's Ban
The Kangxi emperor was not happy with Clement's decree, and banned Christian missions in China. From Decree of Kangxi (1721): Reading th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Entry Into China
The Kangxi Emperor, considered one of China's greatest, was at first friendly to the Jesuit Missionaries working in China. By the end of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Style And Content Of The Baopuzi
Hong states that the Baopuzi, taken as a whole, constitutes his attempt to establish a single school (yi jia) of thought. The division of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Books: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Books - The Great Learning
The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學) was originally one chapter in Li Ji (the Classic of Rites). It consists of a short main text attribu...   » 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 - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Teachings
In the Analects, where one can find the most intimate descriptions of him, Confucius (孔夫子) presents himself as a transmitter who in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Historical Overview Of The Development Of Korean Buddhism
When Buddhism was originally introduced to Korea from China in 372, or about 800 years after the death of the historical Buddha, Shamanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Views On Literature
In the Baopuzi, Hong places a high value on literature and regards writing as an act of social and political significance, equivalent to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunman High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunman High School - School Symbols
Dunman High School - School crest. The school crest of DHS was designed by the late Chen Jen Hao, second principal of DHS, and Liu Kang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Buddhism
Main article: Buddhism in China Buddhism was introduced from India during the Han dynasty and has been very popular among Chinese of all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunman High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunman High School - Co-curricular Activities
DHS offers an extensive array of Co-Curricular Activities (CCA), including competitive sports, uniformed groups, musical groups and assor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Three August Ones And Five Emperors: Encyclopedia Ii - Three August Ones And Five Emperors - The Three August Ones
The Three August Ones, sometimes known as the Three Sovereigns, were said to be god-kings or demigods who used their magical powers to im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sarawak: Encyclopedia Ii - Sarawak - Demographics
Sarawak is home to 28 ethnic groups; each with their own distinct language, culture and lifestyle. The Ibans form the major ethnic group ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Ancestry
Biographical sources for Hong are varied, but almost all of them are based either in whole or in part upon his autobiographical "Postface...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Early Reclusion And Writing
Rather than return north, Hong refused other honors and remained in the south, living as a recluse on Mount Luofu for the next eight year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - History
Christianity in China - Earliest period. For a fuller account see Nestorianism in China Traditional Christian thought suggested that St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunman High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunman High School - History
In 1956, when many Chinese secondary school students in Singapore were actively involved in pro-Communist demonstrations, many Chinese sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asuka Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Asuka Period - Taika Reform And Ritsuryo System
About twenty years after the deaths of Shotoku (in A.D. 622), Soga Umako (in A.D. 626), and Empress Suiko (in A.D. 628), court intrigues ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Judaism
Main article: Judaism in China During the Tang Dynasty (7-10 cent. CE) or earlier, small groups of Jews settled in China. The most promin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Recent Sects
Religion in China - Falun Gong. Main article: Falun Gong Religion in China - Way of Former Heaven. Main article: Way of Former Heaven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Taoism
Main article: Taoism Taoism is the organized, indigenous religion of China and is traditionally dated to 142 C.E. with the founding of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Islam
Main article: Islam in China Islam was introduced into China via the Silk Road in the 7th century. It is now practised by a estimated 3% ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Early Life
Hong was born in 283 in Jurong, just three years after the Jin conquest of Wu. He was the youngest of three sons, but no information exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Korea - Traditional Korean Arts
Culture of Korea - Traditional music. The traditional music in Korea is based on the voice. It is thought that the voice is a distincti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Korea - World Heritage Sites Of Korea
There are a number of designated UNESCO World Heritage sites in Korea. Culture of Korea - Jongmyo Shrine. The Jongmyo Shrine was added ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Modern Age
Christianity in China - The Missionary Period. During the 1840s, Western missionaries spread Christianity rapidly through the foreign o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Early Official Career
Around 302, Zheng Yin, perhaps catching wind of the growing political turmoil, moved to Mount Huo in modern Fujian province to live in se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge Hong: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge Hong - Later Official Career
Shortly after emerging from reclusion and returning to his family home of Jurong around 314, Hong received an appointment as Clerk to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Religious Practice
Most Japanese participate in rituals and customs derived from several religious traditions. Life cycle events are often marked by visits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex-selective Abortion And Infanticide: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex-selective Abortion And Infanticide - Prevalence
Sex-selective abortion and infanticide - China. Sex-selective infanticide appears to have been practiced at various times in Chinese hi...   » 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 - 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 - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Names For Christianity And God
Chinese-language terms for God have, since the introduction of Christianity to China, proved a point of contention for Chinese Christians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunman High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunman High School - Programmes
Dunman High School - Dunman High Programme. In order to remain competitive in an environment where other top schools are rapidly introd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Christianity
Main article: Christianity in China Some consider the first entry of Christianity into China was the introduction of Nestorianism spread ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Nationalism - After 1945
In February of 1946 General Douglas MacArthur was set the task of drafting a model constitution to serve as a guide for the Japanese peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - Historical Development To 221 Bc
Chinese art - Neolithic pottery. Early forms of art in China are found in the Neolithic Yangshao culture (仰韶文化), which dates ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cantos: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cantos - Lii – Lxi The China Cantos
These eleven cantos are based on the first eleven volumes of the twelve-volume Histoire generale de la Chine by Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. A number of theories exist about the ancestors of today's Japanese. Most scholars accept there was migration fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cremation - Reasons For Choosing Cremation
People choose cremation for a variety of reasons, including religious reasons, other personal reasons, environmental reasons, and cost. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cantos: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cantos - Lxxxv – Xcv Section: Rock-drill
Pound was flown from Pisa to Washington to face trial on a charge of treason in 1946. Found unfit to stand trial because of the state of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Nationalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Nationalism - The Ideology Of Japanese Nationalism 1905-1945
Japanese nationalism - Tradition. The bushido (warrior way) — the samurai code —. When the daimyo system was abolished the code wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In China - Mainland China
The People's Republic of China was established in 1949 and for much of its early history maintained a hostile attitude toward religion wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity In China - Christianity In The Contemporary Prc
Today, the Chinese language typically divides Christians into two groups, members of Jidu jiao, (literally, Christianity) Protestantism, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunman High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunman High School - Culture
Dunman High School is known by its alumni for its strict rules and stringent discipline. Previous school rules include: Only completely ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Practice And Teaching Of Shinto
Shinto - Afterlife. Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in Shinto to be a Shintoist. Whenever a child i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism And Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism And Religion - Anarchist Themes In Religion
Anarchistic and anti-authoritarian movements have played significant roles in the development of certain religions, particularly those th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of Hermes: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of Hermes - Houses Of Hermes
Each magus in the Order of hermes has formal membership in one or more Houses, which are confederations of like-minded magi with specific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociology Of Religion Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Sociology Of Religion Book - Table Of Contents
Sociology of Religion book - A ORIGINS OF RELIGION. 1) Primordial Notions Of Religion a) Viewpoint b) This-worldly Orientation c) Mag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cantos: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cantos - Controversy
The Cantos has always been a controversial work, initially so because of the experimental nature of the writing. The controversy has inte...   » 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 - 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 - 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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vi - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VI - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article