Exam 3 Flashcards
Junzi
A noble person dedicated to virtue
Kami
Broad range of divine powers
Kamidana
Is the shrine built in the home for the veneration of kami
Zaojun
The kitchen god
- lives in stoves
- reports on New Years
What is the ideal human society, according to Confucius?
To put aside one’s interests for the sake of the whole group. If all people do their part in their relationships society will be healed
Filial Piety
Respect for parents, grandparents, and ancestors which holds the family together
What is filial piety and how is it performed?
It is a respect for parents, grandparents, and ancestors that holds the family together. It is performed by honoring parents, taking care of parents, obedience, proper sacrifices after deaths, performing duties as son or daughter.
Xia Dynasty and why it is important in Chinese thought
1)
The xia dynasty was before the Shang dynasty we need to understand this time and that there was a time when everything worked according to its ideal pattern and Chinese want things to go back to that golden age
2) helps us to make sense of what we see in the temples
How religions and politics are related in China
The political community was deeply affiliated with religion. Welfare of the kingdom was thought to depend on the piety of the people. The king had to be a man of virtue (be faithful in rituals,etc). Taoism and C emerged in response to a political breakdown which was thought to be a religious break down.
Yin and yang
- developed out of chaos
- when balanced guarantee long life
- neither force is good or evil
- not balanced=evil
- yin-negative(female) -yang -positive(male).
Feng Shui
A system of laws
- in relation to flow of energy
Fu
Posterity
Lu
Prosperity
Shou
Longevity
Tao
Consisting of the right balance between yin and yang. Means the way. This is found in all of Chinese thought. Though all schools have their own interpretation of Tao. The Tao will never pass away. The Tao is mysterious. It cannot be understood easily. It is non dual. 5 characteristics : quietism, simplicity, passivity, contentment, longevity.
What are yin and yang? Describe how they maintain balance in the world.
Yin and yang are two fundamental elements. Everything in the world has a certain way to be. If they are not that certain way then the yin and yang will be off balance. When they are off balance it is considered evil. When they are both in balance it is considered good. There is yin and yang in everything. The goal is to have the right balance of the both of them. Neither force is good or evil but yin is considered negative while yang is considered positive. Yin is more genome and yang masculine. For the world to be right we need a balance of both.
Describe how Chinese fortune telling in the temple works. Describe the process from beginning to end.
First the man would kneel with incense and perform proper respect for the gods. Then the man will hold the tumbler at 45 degrees above him and shake it until a stick falls out in front of him. He then takes the crescent blocks and drops them to the ground. If they land with one hollow side up and one down then the answer resembles the yang and the answer is yes. If it lands in any other way it is either no or retry. If he receives a yes then he would need a diviner to determine what the stick says. At this point he will take it to a fortune teller who matches the stick with a specific piece of paper which shows the mans fortune.
Makoto
Sincerity in the heart
Yu
The Jade emperor. In Taoism is said to supervise the whole universe.
How are Shinto followers to act ethically?
Placed emphasis on attainment of Makoto. Being a sincere person means one won’t undermine society or being harm to the family. Other ethics include: harmony, balance, and an appreciation for nature.
Basic goal of Confusionism
To return to the ideal state from the golden age
Silver rule
Don’t do unto others what you wouldn’t want done to you.
Laozi
Was stopped at a gate and the gate keeper wouldn’t let him in until he wrote down all his wosdom. It was then that Laozi Sar and wrote a book that book is the Tao Che Ching.
Ren
Benevolence
Ren
Benevolence
