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2nd Sem Flashcards

1
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  • Means “way of the gods” or “kami no michi”
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Shinto

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  • Shintoism is a religion of __________ gods and spirits
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800,000

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  • Chief god _______, the Sun god
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Amaterasu

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  • Founded in ______ BC
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660

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5
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  • Japan’s state religion until
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1945

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  • Indigenous religion of Japan,
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Shinto

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“a life-affirming ______ calling upon the blessings of the numinous forces of nature and of specific spirit deities.”

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animism

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  • The world is permeated with the presence of ______, a term for invisible spiritual forces.
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kami

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  • Kojiki,
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ancient masters

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  • Nihon Shoki
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chronicles of Japan

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The Four Affirmations of Shinto

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Tradition and Family
Love of Nature
Physical Cleanliness
Matsuri

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12
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  • To worship and honour gods and ancestral spirits
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Matsuri

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13
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– a special gateway for gods

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• Tori

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14
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•– the washing of their bodies in rivers near the shrine

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Misogi

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15
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– ritual dances accompanied by ancient instruments

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• Kagura

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16
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– charms worn as healing and protection

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• Mamori

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17
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– an altar; a given central place in many homes

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• Kami-dana

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18
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“Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river”

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Lao Tse

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19
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  • Refers to an omnipresent yet elusive force or principle that lies at the heart of everything.
  • An elusive mystical law or principle of the universe to which one should attune oneself.
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The Tao/The Way

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20
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  • A kind of engaged mysticism aimed at tuning oneself with this natural law, typically expressed in the lives and gnomic utterances of anarchic sages living in remote bamboo groves.
  • Enigmatic, mystical interpretation of Confucius’ teachings
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Taoism

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  • Core teachings are found in the __________ and the eponymous text of Chuang Tzu
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Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

22
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  • A central concept in Taoism

* Means ‘without action’

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Wu Wei

23
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  • The balance of opposites in the universe
  • One of the dominant concepts shared by different schools throughout the history of Chinese philosophy
  • Emblematic of valuational equality rooted in the unified, dynamic, and harmonized structure of the cosmos
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Yin Yang

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  • Exercise and movement techniques

* Stimulates the central nervous system

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Tai Chi

25
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• Traditional Chinese medicines teach that illness is caused by blockages or lack of balance in the body’s ____

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“chi”

26
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  • A Chinese ethical and philosophical system
  • A complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical and quasi-religious thought that had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia
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Confucianism

27
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originally developed in______ century BCE

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5th

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(Confucius is the Westernized name)

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Master Kung

29
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ultimate goal of confucianism

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social harmony

30
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2 main focuses of confucianism

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Human Morality

Right action

31
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4 main themes of confucianism

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Family
ritual
humaneness
mutual consideration

32
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(The Five Bonds/The Five Relationships)

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  1. ruler to minister
  2. father to son
  3. husband to wife
  4. elder brother to younger brother
  5. friend to friend
33
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Confucius’ sayings or teachings;

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  1. Your life is what your thoughts make it.
  2. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
  3. The journey with 1000 miles begins with one step.
  4. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  5. Roads are made for journeys not destinations.
  6. You are what you think.
34
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Hsiao

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love within the family

35
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Jen

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Benevolences

36
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Chung

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Loyalty to the State

37
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Li

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ritual, propriety, etiquette

38
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Yi

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Righteousness

39
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Xin

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Honesty and Trustworthiness

40
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  • To many, ______ is more of a philosophy or a way of life

- A religion to about __________ people around the word

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Buddhism

300 million

41
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  • Comes from the word ‘budhi’, which means _____
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‘to awaken’

42
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  • Has origins from ______ when ____ was enlightened at the age of ____, and came to be known as the _____
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2,500 years ago
Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddha

43
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The Buddhist path can be summed up as;

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  1. To lead a moral life
  2. To be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions
  3. To develop wisdom and understanding
44
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The Four Noble Truths

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  1. Life as we know it ultimately leads to suffering
  2. Suffering is caused by craving or attachments to worldly pleasures
  3. Suffering ends when craving ends, when one is freed from desire
  4. To reach this liberated state, you must follow the teachings of Buddha
45
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The Noble Eightfold Path

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  1. Viewing reality as it is, not just as it appears to be
  2. Intention of renunciation
  3. Speaking in a truthful way
  4. Acting in a non-harmful way
  5. A non-harmful livelihood
  6. Making an effort to improve
  7. Awareness to see things for what they are with clear consciousness
  8. Correct meditation
46
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Buddha

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A title for those who attained Nirvana

47
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Dharma

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The teachings or law of nature

48
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Sangha

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The “community” of Buddhist monks or nuns

49
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The Five Precepts

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  1. To refrain from taking life
  2. To refrain from taking which is not given
  3. To refrain from sensual misconduct
  4. To refrain from lying
  5. To refrain from intoxicants which can lead to loss of mindlessness

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