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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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

Article - Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
  Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...   » Read the article

Article - Korean 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Taoism: Encyclopedia - Taoism
Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for (a) the Chinese folk religion; (b) a family of organized Chinese religious ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pure Land: Encyclopedia - Pure Land
Pure Land Buddhism (Chinese: 净土宗, Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese: 浄土宗, Jōdoshū; Vietnamese: 净度宗, Tịnh Độ Tông), also k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chan: Encyclopedia - Chan
Chán is a major school of Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Japan and the west, the school is known as Zen. Stories of the origins of Chan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion
Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. All religions have a moral component, and religious app...   » 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 - Amitabha: Encyclopedia - Amitabha
Amitābha or Amida (阿彌陀佛 Ch. Āmítuó fó (=Amida Buddha), 阿弥陀佛 Kr. Amita Bul (Amida Buddha), 阿弥陀如来 Jp. Amida ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Ancient Philosophy
This page lists some links to ancient philosophy. In Europe, the spread of Christianity through the Roman world marked the end of Helleni...   » 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 - Eastern Religion: Encyclopedia - Eastern Religion
Eastern religion refers to religions that are mostly either Indian or Chinese in origin: The Dharma faiths of Hinduism, Ayyavazhi, Jainis...   » Read the article

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 - I-kuan Tao: Encyclopedia - I-kuan Tao
I-Kuan Tao, also Yi Guan Dao, or usually initialized as IKT (一貫道, translated as the Unity Sect) is a new religious movement that or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Language: Encyclopedia - Sacred Language
A sacred language is a language, frequently a dead language, that is cultivated for religious reasons by people who speak another languag...   » 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 - Kukai: Encyclopedia - Kukai
Kūkai (空海) or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師) , 774–835 CE: Japanese monk, scholar, and artist, founder of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Korean 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 - Yongle Emperor: Encyclopedia - Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor (May 2, 1360 – August 12, 1424), born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. ...   » 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 - 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 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 - Zen: Encyclopedia Ii - Zen - Zen And Buddhism
Zen is a branch of Buddhism and as such is based on and deeply rooted in the Buddha's teachings. It is also very much the child of China ...   » 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 - 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 - Taoism: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism - Relations With Other Religions And Philosophies
The origins of Taoism and Confucianism are intimately related. The authorship of the Daodejing is traditionally assigned to Laozi, a teac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hsiao: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Hsiao
hsiao 1. Line in an I Ching hexagram. 2. Confucian tenet of filial piety   (See also: Hsiao , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homemaker: Encyclopedia Ii - Homemaker - Cultural Norms
Despite many Westerners' criticism of women staying in the home, many cultures still view that it is vital that women stay at home. Many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Introduction
While it has been the backbone of the Japanese culture from ancient times, between the 16th to the 19th century Shintoism flourished, eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shao Yung: Encyclopedia Ii - Shao Yung - Who Is Shao Yung?
Shao Yung was born in 1011 and died in 1077. In the Eleventh Century world of China, Shao was viewed as a philosopher, mathematician, and...   » 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 - Song Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Song Dynasty - Arts Culture And Economy
The founders of the Song dynasty built an effective centralized bureaucracy staffed with civilian scholar-officials. Regional military go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chan: Encyclopedia Ii - Chan - History
According to tradition, the school was founded by the semi-legendary Indian or Persian monk Bodhidharma who, according to the Anthology o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Suppression Under The Joseon Dynasty 1392-1910
The Buddhist establishment at the end of the Goryeo period had become ridden with excesses. There were too many monks and nuns, a large p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Formation And Spread Of Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism was imported into Vietnam fairly early, at around the beginning of the Christian Era with the legend of Chữ Đồng Tử study...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Lotus: Encyclopedia Ii - White Lotus - White Lotus Revolution
A revolution, inspired by the White Lotus society, took shape in 1352 around Guangzhou. A Buddhist monk and former boy-beggar, Zhu Yuanzh...   » 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 - Yongle Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Yongle Emperor - Reign
Yongle followed traditional rituals closely and remained superstitious. He did not overindulge in the luxuries of palace life, but still ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Korea - Goryeo
Main article: Goryeo The kingdom of Goryeo was founded in 918 and replaced Silla as the dominant power in Korea in the years 935-936. ("G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edo Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Edo Period - Economic Development
Economic development during the Tokugawa period included urbanization, increased shipping of commodities, a significant expansion of dome...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Korea - Goryeo
Main article: Goryeo The kingdom of Goryeo was founded in 918 and replaced Silla as the dominant power in Korea in the years 935-936. ("G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Religion - Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi is a religion originated in South India in the mid-nineteenth century. The religion and the philosophy of this religion is base...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I-kuan Tao: Encyclopedia Ii - I-kuan Tao - The Structure
Unlike other faiths, I-Kuan Tao does not have a single organization. This is because after the death of Zhang Tian Ran and escaping commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hot Pot: Encyclopedia Ii - Hot Pot - History
Although hot pot is commonly associated with Chinese cuisine, the process has origins in northern China, emerging in primitive forms over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I-kuan Tao: Encyclopedia Ii - I-kuan Tao - The Structure
Unlike other faiths, I-Kuan Tao does not have a single organization. This is because after the death of Zhang Tian Ran and escaping commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yan Zhenqing: Encyclopedia Ii - Yan Zhenqing - Influence
Yan Zhenqing’s style assimilated the essence of the past five hundred years, and almost all the calligraphers after him were more or le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Weber: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Weber - Achievements
Max Weber was – along with Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto and Émile Durkheim – one of the founders of modern sociology. Whereas Pareto a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiwanese Aborigines: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiwanese Aborigines - Plains Lowland Tribes
The lowland aborigines (referred in Taiwanese as Pêⁿ-pó·-chok) mainly lived in stationary village sites surrounded by defensive wall...   » 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 - 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 - Bamboo: Encyclopedia Ii - Bamboo - Cultivation
Many bamboos are popular in cultivation as garden plants. In cultivation, care needs to be taken of their potential for invasive behaviou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zen: Encyclopedia Ii - Zen - Spread Of Zen
Traditionally, Zen traces its roots back to Indian Buddhism and, while not an independent school of Buddhism there, takes its name from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zen: Encyclopedia Ii - Zen - Spread Of Zen
Traditionally, Zen traces its roots back to Indian Buddhism and, while not an independent school of Buddhism there, takes its name from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Xu Cheng: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Xu Cheng - As Empress
In 33 BC, then-Consort Xu's father-in-law Emperor Yuan died, and her husband Crown Prince Ao succeeded to the throne as Emperor Cheng. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiping Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiping Rebellion - Beginning
Hong Xiuquan gathered his support in a time of considerable turmoil. The country had suffered a series of natural disasters, economic pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiping Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiping Rebellion - Beginning
Hong Xiuquan gathered his support in a time of considerable turmoil. The country had suffered a series of natural disasters, economic pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiping Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiping Rebellion - Beginning
Hong Xiuquan gathered his support and in a time of considerable turmoil. The country had suffered a series of natural disasters, economic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Main article: Ethnic groups in Chinese history Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Hindu Ethics
Hindu ethics are related to Hindu beliefs, such as reincarnation, which is a way of expressing the need for reciprocity, as one may end u...   » 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 - 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 - Homosexuality In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Japan - Ancient Japan
The Japanese term nanshoku (男色) is the Japanese reading of the same characters in Chinese, which literally mean "male colours." The c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Three Kingdoms Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Three Kingdoms Of Korea - Three Kingdoms
The name "Three Kingdoms" was used in the Korean titles of the histories Samguk Sagi (12th century) and Samguk Yusa (13th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Japanese Buddhism
Buddhism first arrived to Japan in the sixth century, from the South Korean kingdom of Baekje, where the Korean emperor sent the Japanese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Asian Tigers: Encyclopedia Ii - East Asian Tigers - Comparisons
East Asian Tigers - Mainland China. Main article: Economy of the People's Republic of China Comparison between mainland China and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Sociological Aspects
The spread of Christianity has been international, in some cases entirely displacing the religions and altering the customs encountered a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. The earliest origins of Shinto are lost to history, but it seems to have been established by the late Jomon per...   » 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 - 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 - Pure Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Pure Land - Overview
Pure Land Buddhism is based upon the Pure Land sutras first brought to China circa 150 by the Parthian monk An Shih Kao and the Kushan mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pure Land Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pure Land Buddhism - Overview
Pure Land Buddhism is based upon the Pure Land sutras first brought to China circa 150 by the Parthian monk An Shih Kao and the Kushan mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of numbers, however, the pre-eminent ethnic group in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gnosticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Gnosticism - History
Gnosticism - The development of the Syrian-Egyptian school. Though the notion of a direct inheritance between the schools described abo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ginkgo: Encyclopedia Ii - Ginkgo - Prehistory
The Ginkgo is a living fossil, with fossils recognisably related to modern Ginkgo from the Permian, dating back 270 million years. They d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muromachi Period: Encyclopedia Ii - Muromachi Period - Economic And Cultural Developments
Contact with Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) China was renewed during the Muromachi period after the Chinese sought support in suppressing Japan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Bei: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Bei - Major Battles
Liu Bei - Battle of Red Cliffs. Main articles: Battle of Red Cliffs, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May Fourth Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - May Fourth Movement - Historical Significance And The New Cultural Movement
The people in the movement talked about a wide range of different topics and to a wider range of people than ever before. Introducing 白...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oroville California: Encyclopedia Ii - Oroville California - Demographics
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.8 km² (12.3 mi²). 31.7 km² (12.2 mi²) of it is land and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Other Religions
Christianity, first introduced to Japan in 1549, was virtually stamped out a century later, surviving only in the secluded area around Na...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Iv - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article