daoism Flashcards
1
Q
laozi
A
-critique of confucianism came from those who argues that humanity must synchronize itself with the dao \+thought to be only way to restore peace -thought to have written the daojing -may not be a real person -can refer to different masters -also refers to an old baby
2
Q
dao
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the way
- humans/society should be
- focuses on our world, not as much as godly forces
- what can human beings do to improve their existence? behave the best you can
- all these principles hold true because of a governing force (tien/heaven)
- follow dao, you will have success
3
Q
wu-wei
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- actionless action
- do nothing and you will harm nothing
- you will succeed if you follow this path
4
Q
huang-lao
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daoist school of thought -mixture of huangdi \+yellow emperor, famous for inventing weapons, wells, irrigation, silk, music, medicine -laozi -strain of daoist thought -silk text
5
Q
zhuangzi
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-early daoist
-2nd great daoist text
+named after sage who wrote it
+daoist master
+short verses, terse, funny, informational
-lively parables and paradoxes
-exposed the mysterious dao in everyday human life
-dao life does not require you to recuse to nature
-butterfly story
-advocates acceptance of change
-provides balance for confucian rule
6
Q
de
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power
- power of de perceived in yin-yang
- de moving around the world
7
Q
philosophical daoism
A
-came from daodejing and later thinkers such as Zhuangzi
-humans connected in a web of dynamic forces
-yin-yang a way to understand this
+arouse from the dao
-power of dao perceived thorough yin-yang
8
Q
daodejing
A
- hugely influential text
- explains nature of the dao, but dao is beyond words
- dao is source of nature
- yin-yang emerge from dao
- all thins in universe flow with de
- dao is not a creator god, has no will
- follow dao, don’t do anything unnatural
- deep level of reality is hiding from us
9
Q
di
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life force
-if you meditate (qi gond) you increase it
10
Q
religious daoism
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- focused on practive to gain immortality
- focused on diet, exercise, meditation
- respects the state and confucianism
- takes into consideration filial piety
- gain immortality by following the 8 sage
11
Q
laozi text
A
the daodejing
